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[quote=The Spruce goose]in the uk wouldn't they need a merchant account. As soon as this is spotted the account would be stopped and money returned, or the bank guarantee to pay the money back, so this is just another chain letter.[/quote
Most card scams that I have heard of seem to send the money to foreign banks.My parents account was emptied to an account in Budapest, my girlfriends credit card was used all over the USA while she was in Australia .
Moving the monies scammed to overseas banks must make it harder to trace and probably harder to retrieve.
It is no coincidence that most that are caught doing this sort of thing in this country are not UK nationals .
Most card scams that I have heard of seem to send the money to foreign banks.My parents account was emptied to an account in Budapest, my girlfriends credit card was used all over the USA while she was in Australia .
Moving the monies scammed to overseas banks must make it harder to trace and probably harder to retrieve.
It is no coincidence that most that are caught doing this sort of thing in this country are not UK nationals .
grumpy52]he Spruce goose said:
in the uk wouldn't they need a merchant account. As soon as this is spotted the account would be stopped and money returned, or the bank guarantee to pay the money back, so this is just another chain letter.
Most card scams that I have heard of seem to send the money to foreign banks.My parents account was emptied to an account in Budapest, my girlfriends credit card was used all over the USA while she was in Australia .Moving the monies scammed to overseas banks must make it harder to trace and probably harder to retrieve.
It is no coincidence that most that are caught doing this sort of thing in this country are not UK nationals .
The merchant ID thing is also valid, these terminals are not easy to get hold of and be set up to work without one, they dont just hand the merchant ID's out willy nilly
grumpy52]he Spruce goose said:
in the uk wouldn't they need a merchant account. As soon as this is spotted the account would be stopped and money returned, or the bank guarantee to pay the money back, so this is just another chain letter.[/quote
Most card scams that I have heard of seem to send the money to foreign banks.My parents account was emptied to an account in Budapest, my girlfriends credit card was used all over the USA while she was in Australia .
Moving the monies scammed to overseas banks must make it harder to trace and probably harder to retrieve.
It is no coincidence that most that are caught doing this sort of thing in this country are not UK nationals .
Well the Girlfriend would have more protection from a CC and is guaranteed to get her money back. Your parents account be emptied, I find that hard to believe but I am sure it happened.Most card scams that I have heard of seem to send the money to foreign banks.My parents account was emptied to an account in Budapest, my girlfriends credit card was used all over the USA while she was in Australia .
Moving the monies scammed to overseas banks must make it harder to trace and probably harder to retrieve.
It is no coincidence that most that are caught doing this sort of thing in this country are not UK nationals .
As anybody that has been the victim of a card scam it's not just the ago of claiming the money back it's the embarrassing situation of having a card declined and even more so if you are far from home .
When my parents account was emptied the first clue was when the card was declined at the local supermarket .
When my parents account was emptied the first clue was when the card was declined at the local supermarket .
grumpy52 said:
As anybody that has been the victim of a card scam it's not just the ago of claiming the money back it's the embarrassing situation of having a card declined and even more so if you are far from home .
When my parents account was emptied the first clue was when the card was declined at the local supermarket .
I'd be more embarrased at having only £30 in my account personally but hey hoWhen my parents account was emptied the first clue was when the card was declined at the local supermarket .
Being serious, you are talking about 2 completely seperate things here
One is cloning a card and emptying your account, this 'apparent' scam (I say apparent because its actually FB b
ks) is about randomly touching peoples wallets with this device and grabbing £30. Which if it did ever happen would be refunded by your bank with no issue.anonymous said:
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You only get a refund if you report it . How many actually check statements ,if you have been on a shopping spree £30 or less could easily slip by un noticed .Not everything on facebook is boll#cks , though most is ,it has been highlighted on the Money Programme on R4 in the past .
grumpy52 said:
You only get a refund if you report it . How many actually check statements ,if you have been on a shopping spree £30 or less could easily slip by un noticed .
Not everything on facebook is boll#cks , though most is ,it has been highlighted on the Money Programme on R4 in the past .
The program you didn't see?Not everything on facebook is boll#cks , though most is ,it has been highlighted on the Money Programme on R4 in the past .
You seem pretty determined to see this as a huge scam that is occuring, working in the industry and for a company that provides many of these devices I can tell you it isn't but I suspect you'd rather believe an FB picture of someone innocently carrying a card reader with some associated text, so I'm out
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