Tom J
Organiser: South Wales Premium Member
Registered: 8th Sep 03
Location: Bridgend
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Mate of mine has been fleeced of the best part of £2,500
Didnt know anything til we were in Tesco the other day when they rejected his card, checked at cashpoint and he was £1000 overdrawn, and he had £1500 in his account last time he checked.
Someone has been making £500 withdrawals in a post office in middle of nowhere, bank say until the person is caught he is liable for the money as its a debit card
so somehow he has had his card cloned
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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will have been done with a "loop" when he's used his card at an ATM... loop reads the magnetic cstrip, camera catches pin number goin in, and a clone can be made and used afterwards
[Edited on 13-11-2004 by CorsAsh]
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Tom J
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Registered: 8th Sep 03
Location: Bridgend
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apparently, you dont need a pin number to withdraw at post offices though, so could have been done over the net or sumin
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Drew
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Registered: 24th Nov 01
Location: County Durham
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you will never catch me
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MarkM
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
Location: Liverpool
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Yeah banking law is a bit sh*t like that...he isnt covered to recover the lost money if his bank was in credit...however if they had stole £1500 from his overdraft he would be covered under the Consumer Credit Act s83(1) (off the top of my head)
[Edited on 13-11-2004 by sport16v]
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