Re: iPhone stuff OT

[Trevor Cunningham <trevor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've lived overseas for nearly ten years now and my credit cards are routinely shut down on me for the simple reason that I use them. Sometimes I have telephone conversations with these people that "are not authorized" (able) to actually tell me why other than there is "intelligence" that my "account has been compromised". Once, it actually was...but they actually told me about it. Someone had made a counterfeit card with my number and tapped my debit account at an electronics store in the UAE. This was not a problem and my money was insured. Another time, someone had obtained my number through another purchase while I was in Bali, but the credit card company worked with me and all was good.

Maybe, just maybe, if someone manages to lift your digits with a cell phone, you should owe them their yield...I can't not respect a thief who is good at their craft.

Bob wrote:

All this talk about phones with cameras brought to mind the warning of a few years ago, maybe even last year.

When using your credit card in a checkout lane be aware of people using cell phones .  With the improvements in camera phones and software it is possible that the person on the phone may be photographing your credit card to get the account numbers, etc.....

Wishing everybody a Merry Christmas, Hanukkah,or any holiday you celebrate.

Bob

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