We could stop credit and debit card fraud overnight, but I need martins help.

LongTermLurker

Jemma-T wrote: »

My local town (including Argos) ran a scheme where you had to leave a thumb print on a receipt, I politely told them to !!!! off and mind their own business. They all seemed shocked that I didn't want to help 'combat card fraud'. Yeah, kill all dogs at birth and nobody will be bitten by them.

You think that's bad - I heard of a nightclub that insisted on fingerprinting you as you went in - the excuse was that it enabled you to be "passed out" without having an inky smudge on your hand. They did promise not to keep them after the night :rolleyes:

I've passed out after quite a few nightclubs and didn't need my prints taking

tomstickland

Any wrote: »

Well, there is easier system in different coutries and it works fine. Only brits for some reason have allergy to the idea of ID cards!!

That's because their ID cards and not the same as the proposed UK ID cards. They do not have a National Identity register. Their ID cards are just a card.

pink_princess

Would this have any impact on fraud.Im afraid im not clued up on this ,but i would asume (maybe incorrectly ) that most frauds are only committed once in any way then different card numbers or victims details used.
Surely the more they use a persons card or details the more chance of capture.
I would be curious to know the average amount of times a card is used before being disgaurded if any one knows.
I do think its commendable though that people are trying to find ways to limit this happening.
PP

NickX

LongTermLurker wrote: »

You think that's bad - I heard of a nightclub that insisted on fingerprinting you as you went in - the excuse was that it enabled you to be "passed out" without having an inky smudge on your hand. They did promise not to keep them after the night :rolleyes:

I've passed out after quite a few nightclubs and didn't need my prints taking

Was that club in Birmingham by any chance LongTermLurker ?

I remember getting finger printed to get into the VIP room of some place up there, yep "passed out" once the champagne had been round

LongTermLurker

NickX wrote: »

Was that club in Birmingham by any chance LongTermLurker ?

I remember getting finger printed to get into the VIP room of some place up there, yep "passed out" once the champagne had been round

No, further north than that. I only read this in the papers, but it was specific to one club and just to get through the door, not into a VIP lounge and it's certainly not the place where you drink champagne (I think you and I are talking about a very different class of nightclub here, Nick )

Jemma-T

We have more than enough ID here in the UK. The reason we don't like ID cards and havn't needed them up to now is because we didn't have the Nazis running our country by either invitation or force.

The only thing I've seen that looks a potentially good idea is a CC with a built in keypad for online purchases. That's being used the now in fact. Other than that anything I've seen is just fur coat and no nickers.