Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Which is why in more and more restaurants the waiter comes to your table with a portable machine and the whole transaction is done right then and there. In countries that require PIN for credit card transactions (e.g. Denmark) it is even more necessary since to bring the machine to you rather than take your card away to a back room. Since I travel a lot, my normal usage pattern is all over the place, but I am just being careful, especially online, and I check my cards frequently. I have always found that AMEX has given me the best service when something was wrong, whether an erroneous charge (such as a double-charge in a London hotel recently), a lost card, whatever. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Apr 7, 2010, at 4:38 PM, Greg Lorenzo wrote: > > Biggest risk is restaurants that have their waiters take your card to run > it through the card reader in a separate room. They have both your credit > card and the security number on the back of your card. Sometimes for > several minutes. > > > > Greg Lorenzo > > Calgary, Canada > >> From: jhnichols at lighttube.net >> To: lug at leica-users.org >> Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 22:27:49 -0500 >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Credit Card Fraud >> >> Thanks for the input, Jayanand. I thought I was being careful, as well. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 10:21 PM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Credit Card Fraud >> >> >>> Jim, >>> I get confirmatory phone calls/sms from all my card providers within 1-2 >>> minutes of the actual usage, if it is over a certain amount, so that I >>> can >>> promptly know if a fraud has occurred. If I use a credit card in >>> Thailand/Malaysia/Indonesia (the credit card fraud capitals of the >>> world), >>> however trustworthy the shop/hotel, my card gets canceled and a new one >>> issued, with a different number. >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 3:46 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Just a heads-up. I received a call this morning from the card service >>>> agency that processes my Visa charges, asking me to review some recent >>>> charges to establish their legitimacy. They had noted a charge that >>>> raised >>>> a flag, but I don't know how they detected it. >>>> >>>> It turns out that, over the weekend, someone got my card number and >>>> made >>>> a >>>> fraudulent charge to the account, for the amount of $385.01. I suspect >>>> it >>>> resulted from my use of the card with internet merchants, though I also >>>> use >>>> it around town. >>>> >>>> I have canceled the card and initiated actions to remove the charge >>>> from >>>> my >>>> account. This is my first encounter with this type of thing, though I >>>> knew >>>> that it is not too uncommon. >>>> >>>> Keep an eye on those accounts! >>>> >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your > inbox. > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >