Used your Cards at Morrisons in Dagenham? Fraud Warning

PROLIANT

When VISA pay wave arrives hopefully this will throw the scam artists. It is currently being tested in London and hopefully everywhere soon.

skyrider007

Is Dagenham one of the biggest chav towns?

queen_of_leon

PROLIANT wrote: »

When VISA pay wave arrives hopefully this will throw the scam artists. It is currently being tested in London and hopefully everywhere soon.

dunno if they'll be that great though cos you can get problems with interference of radio frequencies

PROLIANT

queen_of_leon wrote: »

dunno if they'll be that great though cos you can get problems with interference of radio frequencies

Shouldn't be a problem at close range and they will probably operate around 2GHz so they will be out of the way of normal RF interference.

queen_of_leon

PROLIANT wrote: »

Shouldn't be a problem at close range and they will probably operate around 2GHz so they will be out of the way of normal RF interference.

i don't understand the technical bit but it'll be interesting to see how they work out.

i won't be brave enough to try one first tho, lol!

James

Used the BP Petrol Station at Loughton in Hertfordshire?

Or

Your Plastic in Chingford

If you have check your statements.

"Fraudsters have stolen thousands of pounds from customers at one of the district's busiest petrol stations.
They have been targeting people who use the BP Connect garage in The Broadway, in Loughton."

Stories: click here. for Loughton

and click here for Chingford.

student100

iKennett wrote: »

This is one reason contact-less cards should be the next step, along with a pin number. With encrypted contact-less technology it would not be possible to compromise the card, only the pin number at worst case.

What are you basing that assumption on? The security is in the encryption technology used, and in the design of the card reader, not in the communication interface (contact/contactless).

The majority of C&P fraud isn't actually due to the Chip & PIN technology, but rather the fact that C&P cards still retain legacy interfaces which allow access to the unencrypted card details (i.e. magstripes and the number printed on the front...). Other attacks rely on the exploitation of security flaws in the card reader device.

There will always be some level of security risk as long as money is involved. Would you rather risk the small chance of card fraud or the much bigger risks associated with carrying large amounts of cash?

Swans1912

student100 wrote: »

What are you basing that assumption on? The security is in the encryption technology used, and in the design of the card reader, not in the communication interface (contact/contactless).

The card would be difficult to 'copy' if you don't physically have access to the card. With contact-less cards the wireless signal would have to be intercepted and compromised to clone the card.

PROLIANT

Look, stop getting worried about plastic card fraud, if you are a victim you are covered, let the banks and thinkers worry about fool proofing systems, every advancement in financial technology is a step forward and is more secure than the last.

James

PROLIANT wrote: »

if you are a victim you are covered,

If only this were ture.

Banks Refusing Valid Card Fraud Claims (The Consumers Association)

Click here.


Banks are to Chipper about PIN Fraud (The Telegraph)

Click here.

Then on Chip & PIN Fraud, The Burden of Proof (BBC's Watchdog)

Click here.

Re the Watchdog Video. If the Card Industry can't keep your PIN secret, then how can they possibly hold someone liable for alleged PIN misuse, without absolute proof?

Add FELIXSTOWE to the every growing and non endling list of places where PINs have been compromised and Card Details Cloned.

More Fall Victim To Skimmers in Resort. Click here.

Card Fraud Gang Skim Thousands. Click here.