Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:11:40 +0100
From: GSV Three Minds in a Can 
Newsgroups: uk.finance uk.legal
Subject: Re: Petrol Station rip off

Bitstring , from the 
wonderful person norm  said
>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 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.

You can greatly increase the security of the transaction by using a 
chip+Sig card, instead. OK, so you can't then draw cash from a hole in 
the wall - nor can anyone else. Getting cash out with a credit card is 
bloody stupid anyway, that's what debit cards are for.

-- 
GSV   Three Minds in a Can
8,307 Km walked. 1,561Km PROWs surveyed. 28.4% complete.