From: "tim....." 
Newsgroups: uk.finance uk.legal
Subject: Re: Petrol Station rip off
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:07:59 +0100


"norm"  wrote in message 
news:3d1n23pvv398ors8gpdkn2kfrglt2jk3gh@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:56:39 +0100, "tim....."
>  wrote:
>
>>
>>"norm"  wrote in message
>>news:nj0n23d4g0db6l8v3fj7irnvjsbjooqvbb@4ax.com...
>>> The recently exposed 'Sri Lankan' card scam seems to involve someone
>>> scanning the magnetic strip and using a pin entry keyboard that has
>>> been tampered with to get the pin.
>>>
>>> I understand that there is a complex authentication and encryption
>>> process between the chip on the card and the combined card-reader and
>>> keypad which should mean that duplication or reading of the chip's
>>> data is rather more difficult.
>>>
>>> I therefore believe that I can greatly increase the security of any
>>> transaction by wiping a damn great magnet over the magnetic strip on
>>> my card, thereby destroying the data contained on it.
>>
>>this will work if you only put your card in
>>C+P devices.
>>
>>what happens when you want to withdraw cash
>>abroad?
>>
>>tim
>>
>
> Fair point, but I'd use a separate card for that.

I like to have all of my cards availabe for an overseas trip
in case one of them is stopped due to 'abnormal' use

tim