[PLUG-TALK] Card Fraud

John Jason Jordan johnxj at comcast.net
Sat Jul 2 06:38:42 UTC 2016


On Sat, 02 Jul 2016 05:50:26 +0000
Nathan Williams <nath.e.will at gmail.com> dijo:

>Although, given their use at local businesses, it's much more likely
>the compromise was some local waiter/gas attendant/ATM skimmer who
>cloned the card, rather than sophisticated online theft. If those
>businesses had security cams, maybe the police would have some luck?

But bear in mind that the card has not left my pocket for nearly a
year. I have made no purchases with it anywhere, not in a real store or
online. How can the skimmers get the number without physically seeing
the card? The magnetic strip on the card isn't broadcasting is it?



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