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fishwax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-10 07:50 PM
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6. some, but not most -- with credit cards they may ask for your zip code
especially if you're traveling. But for the most part, it's swipe and go.
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  -ATM skimming: Cash machine paranoia justified Renew Deal  Nov-30-10 05:11 PM   #0 
  - not just ATMs, but also other card machines (such as at the gas pump)  fishwax   Nov-30-10 05:16 PM   #1 
  - Do American gas stations not require a PIN when using a card at the pump, then?  muriel_volestrangler   Nov-30-10 07:22 PM   #5 
     - some, but not most -- with credit cards they may ask for your zip code  fishwax   Nov-30-10 07:50 PM   #6 
        - Why the hell would providing your zip code be any good to them?  muriel_volestrangler   Nov-30-10 08:12 PM   #10 
  - Some fools tried that at DEFCON last year.  sudopod   Nov-30-10 05:16 PM   #2 
  - really easy  Old Codger   Nov-30-10 05:53 PM   #3 
  - Rule of thumb: don't use any unmarked ATMs.  Initech   Nov-30-10 06:26 PM   #4 
  - Some stores upload data through comm nodes that can be gleaned by people with laptops  MrScorpio   Nov-30-10 07:57 PM   #7 
  - Normally I avoid ATM's but...  jmm   Nov-30-10 07:58 PM   #8 
  - If an ATM skimming operation pays $400 to the BBB...  rucky   Nov-30-10 07:59 PM   #9 
 

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