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Davo

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This has already been mentioned on a 'replace your thermostat' thread but I thought I'd share it here...

On Saturday I went to my local dealer for a fuel pipe for my W203 C270, and was given the little card reader to put my Visa card in the slot and key my PIN number in.

I have the slip in front of me, they were trying to charge me £237,600.00!!!!! :crazy: :eek:

No doubt the Daily Mail could come along and photo me outside the gate, holding the slip and doing a 'sad face', but when I pointed out the fact that the number seemed a bit on the long side, the transaction was canceled and a new slip done for £23.76.
 
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I would frame that;)
 
If the last 4 digits are your PIN number, change it ASAP.

My reader does this if the assistant fails to press "Enter" after typing in the amount.





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I put my PIN into a machine at a curry house when plastered to realise I had entered my 4 digit PIN as the tip!
 
I put my PIN into a machine at a curry house when plastered to realise I had entered my 4 digit PIN as the tip!

I also managed to do this at a curry house, I had forgotten my glasses so could not read the screen properly!
 
@ Meldrew 2, will the MB dealer, or at least the lad who served me have my CC number along with my Pin number - I was given both slips for the Voided transaction at the time?

If so I may go out to an ATM to change it before he tries to buy a C63 or something.
 
If you have both slips you're fine. The terminal does not keep a copy AFAIK.





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@ Meldrew 2, will the MB dealer, or at least the lad who served me have my CC number along with my Pin number - I was given both slips for the Voided transaction at the time?

If so I may go out to an ATM to change it before he tries to buy a C63 or something.

Not sure that there is much scope for fraud with just the card number and PIN.

Would have thought PIN would be useless without the card itself.
 
I worked as a waiter before.

Some rich guy told me his pin (I think he was too lazy to enter it)... Mind you, he was holding a black American Express card.
 
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I worked as a waiter before. Some rich guy told me his pin (I think he was too lazy to enter it)... Mind you, he was holding a black American Express card.
Is that how you bought the E55? Lol
 
:D

I bought a couple of bags of rabbit food and a bag of sawdust a while back which came to £5,700. Maybe a little bit steep!
 

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