tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post7679399688248758876..comments2024-03-28T16:31:54.494-04:00Comments on Borepatch: Be careful using an ATMBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-7302189135575777282016-05-05T10:53:57.412-04:002016-05-05T10:53:57.412-04:00Some 15-years ago the local petrol station counter...Some 15-years ago the local petrol station countertop card-wipe terminal had a skimmer in it. We always used credit cards, so after hanging up on a call from my card company asking for ID confirmation I called the number on the back of the card and verified for them that I had <i>not</i> just purchased the equivalent of $10000 worth of Bose home entertainment equipment in Mumbai, and they mailed to me new cards. <br /><br />Many of our friends and neighbors, however, used their ATM bank cards. Although the stolen money was returned to their accounts within days, they all ended up spending months dealing with the knock-on repercussions of that short period with insufficient funds in their accounts.Douglas2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11290012200563917585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-31280323915073742742016-05-04T13:53:52.481-04:002016-05-04T13:53:52.481-04:00You think atms are bad? We have parking meters tha...You think atms are bad? We have <i>parking meters</i> that take credit cards. Dozens, maybe close to a hundred, credit card readers with no surveillance beyond the occasional cop driving by, and at night lit only by the closest streetlight. It's a credit card thief's wet dream. Jake (formerly Riposte3)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02976718318892210404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-63579565699011566742016-05-04T11:29:01.118-04:002016-05-04T11:29:01.118-04:00Around here, they're bad about putting skimmer...Around here, they're bad about putting skimmers at the gas pumps. Best to always go to the teller at your bank and do your transactions there, and when getting gas go inside and pay the cashier. Even then you're not completely safe, there was a video circulating a week or so ago showing two guys in a convenience store, one distracted the clerk while the other installed some device on the credit card machine.<br /><br />Best bet is to avoid banks altogether, bury your money in Mason jars in the back yard and always use cash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com