BigDave Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 I assumed they asked with the intention of her punching it into the machine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 CCTV, The 21C answer to fighting crime on the streets. Well apart from the fact that most £20 webcams offer better quality images! Going by the pics in the Courier, the police will be looking for: a person... in clothes... possibley greyish clothes... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> the pics are generally a hell of a lot better when you see them first hand rather than in the paper for some reason... ...the fact that they were even working is a bonus though, on the three separate occasions I have had call to need the Douglas CCTV system (one mugging, two burglaries) they have been broken. What is the point? "Smile, you're on camera (maybe)" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
germann Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 Who asked her that? No-one has the right to know your pin. You can't even call your bank to find out. It has to bemailed? But then, I stand to be corrected. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It was a case of 'Have you got your PIN?' implying 'You need a PIN to buy things on this new-fangled technology' Not sure about others here, but I felt safer with the old system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 New system means a card thief has a card he can do nothing with without a PIN, while with the old system the only other thing needed (signature) was right there on the card for anyone to take 5 minutes perfecting before going on a shopping spree with your card. The new system is miles better, no doubt about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ean Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 to take 5 minutes perfecting before going on a shopping spree with your card In fairness they didn't even need to do that, I'd say that 90% of shop assistants don't look closely at the signature on a credit card and whether it really matches up on the receipt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speckled Frost Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 It's quite common for one person to stand behind someone and watch them punch in their number, then mark them with a piece of chalk or something and then someone else lies in wait, mugs them and takes the card. The two team up, one with the card, one with the number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 Quite common where exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speckled Frost Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 Major cities mainly... and Foxdale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silky Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 Major cities mainly... and Foxdale <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ROFL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyrose Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 It has been advertised that when putting in your pin in a shop that you have very right to pick the "thing" up so no one can see what number you put in! I do this but i think alot of people maybe embarresed to do so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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