By DR THOMAS R TIPPINS (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #3) on Saturday, February 5, 2011 - 11:41 am: |
Credit card number stolen ordering DirectTV on CONTINENTAL flight returning to Houston...Only time all week used this card...resulted in ten fraud charges to my credit card. All fraud charges were made in Brazil.
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By Eric author of "Why is the Grass Green?" (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1581) on Monday, February 7, 2011 - 4:02 pm: |
Dr. T.
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By Roy - 'Rayman' (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3992) on Monday, February 7, 2011 - 4:39 pm: |
I'm sorry Eric, but can you point me to a link about these 'devices' that can read Mag strips from a few feet away?
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By Tom Schamp (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #656) on Monday, February 7, 2011 - 4:42 pm: |
I tend to agree with Roy re: mag stripe cards, but I think some of them nowadays also have an rfid chip allowing them to be in proximity to a reader.
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By Brigitte Kley - Coco Palm Garden (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #937) on Monday, February 7, 2011 - 5:16 pm: |
There was a TV documentary a few days ago about those readers - I think on ABC ....
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By DIVER DEBBI (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #679) on Monday, February 7, 2011 - 6:29 pm: |
is it true if you wrap your credit cards in aluminium foil that will stop that kind of theft ?
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By DR THOMAS R TIPPINS (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #4) on Monday, February 7, 2011 - 7:11 pm: |
Roy...called Chase again no RFID technology in my credit card...Although Chase does use that technology in their BLINK CARD. You need to be 2 inches away or closer for the scanner to work with the BLINK CARD
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By DR THOMAS R TIPPINS (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #5) on Monday, February 7, 2011 - 7:13 pm: |
Will call Continental Airlines and give them my flight # and seat #s
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By Eric author of "Why is the Grass Green?" (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1582) on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 10:53 am: |
Roy, thanks for correcting that. It's what I meant. But the Doc says he didn't have RFID so back to square one. I'm just very skeptical that it was an aircraft phone that skimmed the number. Don't know how that would be possible.
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By Mickey McCarthy (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #911) on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 11:34 am: |
Right Eric
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