On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 09:32:23 -0700, you wrote:
>They said this is not an isolated case and it is not her fault at all. >Has anyone had this happen? Probably...... >I know you can buy a machine to make credit cards for $25,000. You can buy an US made machine from a Russian in Moscow at a cost of $700 US and have it shipped almost anywhere. >But how do you copy the magnetic strip? The same way you swipe a card. Like copying a floppy disc as it's exactly the same except it's in a straight line. >Connect a computer to your phone line that can pick up the message from >your swiping machine? Not quite but if you know how the information is placed on the stripe then it can be duplicated. But then if you think about it all CC must have the same data presented in identical manner otherwise the readers can't read them just as all CDs have identical "white book" standards. Once you have a number and how it is presented it's as easy as copying CDs. Over here in the UK and Euro land we are initiating the "Chip & PIN" where nobody actually signs a ticket and every card purchase in person has to be accompanied with a Personal Identification Number typed into a terminal that you place the card in. No swipe. The card's "CHIP" (similar to cell phone SIM) has the info and you secretly input your PIN. Nobody touch your card except you. However, phone and internet purchases are usually Ok as the vendor only has your card number and not your PIN which you NEVER tell anyone. His card company will either verify or deny the sale on number + address + name (+ credit) so still relatively safe as they won't know your PIN so can't clone the card. Sir Hugh of Bognor Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it! Hugh Gundersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bognor-bill.co.uk Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK ------------------------------------------------- Vyisder Asmeni Orsisarsis Asderisorsis. B.Cozderiz Vunarz PERORZ ------------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------------- WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html Contact the List Owner about problems: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unofficial Win-Home List Members Profiles Page http://winhome.wavijo.com/
