From: Bert 
Newsgroups: uk.finance uk.legal
Subject: Re: Petrol Station rip off
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:04:15 +0100

Lord Turkey Cough [me2@invalid.net] said:
> 
> "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.
> >
> > I would in future tell any retailer where a transaction relied on the
> > presence of the magnetic strip to get stuffed.
> 
> Why don't you just use cash instead of farting around with a card and
> holding everyone up? People like you make me sick.

And spoil one of modern society's greatest pleasures? You jest!