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A restaurant has ripped off my VISA card.

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    A restaurant has ripped off my VISA card.

    A restaurant that I have used regularly the last 6 months has put through an unauthorised transaction for £300 last weekend. I just checked my VISA statement on line and found the transaction. Ironically, I was in there earlier tonight, never again though. They use chip and pin when I pay for a meal in the place. So, how did they manage to put the transaction through, they wouldn't know my pin I'm sure?
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    #2
    Have you reported it to the Police? Maybe you're not the only one being pick pocketed.
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      #3
      I'm going down there tomorrow when they open and if they don't cooperate fully, the Police station is a 200 yard walk. Watch this space tomorrow evening!
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        #4
        The wonders who developed chip and pin decided that they did not need to encrypt the value.



        It can be got at, not saying that is what they done but it shows you how crap the system is.

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          #5
          Originally posted by minestrone View Post
          The wonders who developed chip and pin decided that they did not need to encrypt the value.



          It can be got at, not saying that is what they done but it shows you how crap the system is.
          Oh dear......... The pin terminal is wifi..................
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            #6
            http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02...ecurity_pants/

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              #7
              Hmmm, you have me wondering. When I phoned an hour ago and complained to the owner the first thing he said was "Can't be us, we have chip and pin." That's a tell tail response maybe?
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                #8
                Just phone the fraud dept. of the credit card company and let them deal with it. In fact, you should have done this as soon as you knew money had been taken from your card.

                The police would probably tell you to do the same thing.
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by SantaClaus View Post
                  Just phone the fraud dept. of the credit card company and let them deal with it. In fact, you should have done this as soon as you knew money had been taken from your card.

                  The police would probably tell you to do the same thing.
                  The police won't be interested. Happened to me a while back, contacted the card fraud dept. Had to cancel my card but got all the money back eventually.
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by SantaClaus View Post
                    Just phone the fraud dept. of the credit card company and let them deal with it. In fact, you should have done this as soon as you knew money had been taken from your card.

                    The police would probably tell you to do the same thing.
                    I did. The VISA co said that because I knew exactly who had debited the card and they were local to try to get them to refund the £300 first. Then to call them back if they refused. The owner said to go and see him at 5.00pm tomorrow so we'll see what happens then.
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