Understatement of the year - A tad miffed.

Sorry to hear about K! Ping told us all on Friday night @ the Lounge knees up (U rated site - remember Ping!!).

Still if they did buy a couple of big items from Te*co then there is a good likelihood of the thief being caught on CCTV and Te*co will be able to find out which till and when the transaction took place.

Cr*p, only just seen this.

Hope you get the money back quickly and the thieving scum gets caught and hung by his b....

Originally Posted by Law

Cr*p, only just seen this.

Hope you get the money back quickly and the thieving scum gets caught and hung by his b....

That's made me think actually. If it was a bloke, how'd they get away with using a card in Tescos with 'Miss' infront of the name? Does nobody check cards anymore?

Originally Posted by K

That's made me think actually. If it was a bloke, how'd they get away with using a card in Tescos with 'Miss' infront of the name? Does nobody check cards anymore?

You'd be supprised how few staff look at the signature strip these days let alone anything else.

Also, the new Chip & Pin readers, how many times have you put your own card in the machine, tapped in the pin, and put the card in your pocket? If the staff never hold your card, how can they check the name? Obviously this assumes they have your pin, but a tooled up scumbag could have a PIN for a card quicker than the banks can cancel it.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Baph

Also, the new Chip & Pin readers, how many times have you put your own card in the machine, tapped in the pin, and put the card in your pocket? If the staff never hold your card, how can they check the name? Obviously this assumes they have your pin, but a tooled up scumbag could have a PIN for a card quicker than the banks can cancel it.

Yep... The reason that was allowed is that the body that agreed the chip and pin standards were quite pragmatic, they knew how rarely the name checks make a difference (largeley because they happen so rarely) so they didn't consider it too much of a loss. Chip and pin's great in some ways but if the thief gets the pin it's pretty insecure. But don't worry about it, since as long as you don't disclose your pin, and you advise the bank as soon as you become aware of a loss or theft, you're covered. The banks weigh up cost of fraud vs cost of fraud prevention, it's cheaper to take some losses than it is to make it foolproof.

Really sorry to hear about this K, looks like it is getting sorted, but i bet you could do without the hassle

[timwilky]

Interesting.

Many years ago my wallet disappeared in Preston. I came home to get the card details and suddenly National Westminster Bank rang me.

"Mr Wilkinson, we have been advised a Mr x of blah blah has found your wallet and will be at home all day if you wish to collect it." Damm right I did. I went to the scumiest part of Preston a depressing council estate and met Mr x. My wallet intact. all cards, licence, cash. I wanted to give him the cash about £60 and he would not accept it. So I went back that night and left a thank you bottle of scotch on his doorstep.

There are still some honest people out there in the most suprising places. Pity they are so few and far between. With a bit of luck Tesco etc should be able to tie the cctv and transaction times and identify the b'stards