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WHAT are YOUR THOUGHTS ON:-Visa verification by flashing a debit/credit card?

I think it’s ill conceived beyond belief,

I have devised a method to get my groceries for free from virtually any supermarket in the World that allows this new flash the card system to be used.

All it takes is for two people to pick a mark, (Any persons trolley with a bag in sight) what happens is the bag is taken, I look for the card, find it, pass it to an accomplice, who passes through the checkout flashing the card in payment for a trolley load of goods, then heading for the door where I await to receive the card, I have little trouble seeking out the mark to replace it back into their bag and trolley.

The mark uses the card at the checkout as ever completely unaware that a scam has taken place, not until the time comes to reconcile their account do they then have a major problem convincing the bank that they must somehow have become victims of a scam which they cannot for the life of them see a likely explanation for; the bank of course is smiling as ever.. . Because if you cannot explain how it happened how are they expected to pay for your groceries!

FAILING THAT if the bank does pay up, then, why doesn’t everyone pull the scam and get free stuff by letting on that this scam was in fact pulled on them.

SAY NO TO THIS ILL PLANNED SYSTEM…There are far better ways virtually guaranteed safe that have been registered at the UK PATIENT OFFICE.

23 hours ago - 3 days left

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  • 1 decade ago
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    The only schemes I have read about seem to assume the cards will have a very low limit for this sort of transaction, reducing the risk.

    Need more detail on the systems involved

  • 7 years ago

    It might very well reduce risk but if it goes wrong who is the one taking the fall.

    If it's the card holder then the banks are laughing; if it's the Banks then shareholders take a slamming.

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