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Re: Has your credit card number been compromised?

Date 2012-04-23 08:25 -0500
Subject Re: Has your credit card number been compromised?
From George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.ipad, comp.sys.mac.system
Message-ID <CBBAC294.86094%ghost_topper@hotmail.com> (permalink)
References (5 earlier) <6_6dnR8GMprXgBrSnZ2dnUVZ_r2dnZ2d@giganews.com> <4f874986$0$26825$c3e8da3$f017e9df@news.astraweb.com> <waynegmarsh-58DB39.13170722042012@news.iphouse.com> <foe9p7lcjj39b0ufvvakg24054rhsdrkih@4ax.com> <zMudncVMoN1LXgnSnZ2dnUVZ_v2dnZ2d@giganews.com>

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On 4/22/12 9:52 PM, in article
zMudncVMoN1LXgnSnZ2dnUVZ_v2dnZ2d@giganews.com, "*Hemidactylus*"
<ecphoric@hotmail.com> wrote:

> On 04/22/2012 10:16 PM, Chris Blunt wrote:
>> On Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:17:37 -0500, Wayne Marsh<waynegmarsh@mac.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Now I scratch out the 3-digit "validation code" on the back of my cards.
>>> I suppose the thieves can still get all the info they need if they have
>>> a scanner, but it'll stop anyone who just writes down the numbers off
>>> the card and tries to make an Internet purchase. At least it will stop
>>> them at Internet merchants who require the entry of that validation code
>>> before processing the order. I keep the validation codes in a
>>> password-protected database on my computer, so that I can make Internet
>>> purchases when I want to.
>> 
>> That's a good idea.
>> 
>> I wonder why they print that validation code on the back of the cards
>> anyway. Maybe it would be better if they sent it separately like they
>> do with PIN numbers.
> 
> Do credit card companies really give a damn about your best interests?
> Or corporations that store your transactional data on their databases?
> 
> I seriously doubt it.
> 

They do to the point that they are liable for the first $50, no matter what.

If you want action and not be placed on hold when dealing with them, call
the "Lost or Stolen Card" extension and you will be answered immediately.

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Has your credit card number been compromised? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-04-11 08:28 -0700
  Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? bj <address_is@invalid.invalid> - 2012-04-11 13:16 -0500
  Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2012-04-11 14:34 -0400
  Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2012-04-11 20:53 -0400
    Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? "Thomas R. Kettler" <tkettler@blownfuse.net> - 2012-04-11 22:43 -0400
      Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2012-04-11 23:17 -0400
        Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2012-04-11 23:24 -0400
          Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-12 14:22 -0400
            Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-12 17:28 -0400
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2012-04-13 07:43 +1000
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-12 19:27 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2012-04-13 10:20 +1000
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> - 2012-04-13 02:51 +0000
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? bj <address_is@invalid.invalid> - 2012-04-12 21:08 -0500
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> - 2012-04-13 02:51 +0000
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> - 2012-04-13 02:51 +0000
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-12 19:23 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2012-04-12 21:25 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-13 04:30 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2012-04-14 00:05 +0000
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? News <News@Group.Posts> - 2012-04-14 10:08 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2012-04-15 19:43 +0000
            Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2012-04-12 17:30 -0400
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-12 19:24 -0400
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Wayne Marsh <waynegmarsh@mac.com> - 2012-04-22 13:17 -0500
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Chris Blunt <mail@nospam.com> - 2012-04-23 10:16 +0800
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-22 22:52 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-23 08:25 -0500
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-23 07:29 -0700
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2012-04-23 00:19 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2012-04-23 09:08 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-23 08:30 -0500
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-23 08:28 -0500
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-23 18:36 +1200
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2012-04-23 07:57 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-24 09:13 +1200
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-23 14:33 -0700
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Chris Blunt <mail@nospam.com> - 2012-04-24 10:26 +0800
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-23 20:03 -0700
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? DevilsPGD <boogabooga@crazyhat.net> - 2012-04-23 21:25 -0600
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-24 16:21 +1200
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? DevilsPGD <boogabooga@crazyhat.net> - 2012-04-23 22:50 -0600
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-24 18:19 +1200
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2012-04-24 07:25 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2012-04-23 23:42 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2012-04-24 07:29 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2012-04-24 18:30 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-25 17:33 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-23 07:28 -0700
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-24 09:17 +1200
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-23 14:37 -0700
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-24 13:33 +1200
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2012-04-23 23:28 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-23 20:37 -0700
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? DevilsPGD <boogabooga@crazyhat.net> - 2012-04-23 22:50 -0600
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-24 18:21 +1200
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-24 00:07 -0700
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? DevilsPGD <boogabooga@crazyhat.net> - 2012-04-23 20:28 -0600
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-24 16:16 +1200
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? DevilsPGD <boogabooga@crazyhat.net> - 2012-04-23 22:50 -0600
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-24 18:27 +1200
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2012-04-24 02:35 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-24 19:21 +1200
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> - 2012-04-24 07:35 +0000
        Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-12 08:30 -0400
          Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-12 14:33 -0400
            Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@isp.spam> - 2012-04-12 23:02 -0400
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-13 18:19 +1200
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-13 15:41 -0400
          Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> - 2012-04-12 14:17 -0500
            Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-12 15:59 -0400
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-12 19:25 -0400
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> - 2012-04-14 01:18 -0500
          Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2012-04-14 00:14 +0000
            Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Chris Blunt <mail@nospam.com> - 2012-04-14 11:38 +0800
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2012-04-14 16:13 +0000
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Chris Blunt <mail@nospam.com> - 2012-04-16 15:32 +0800
        Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-04-13 19:00 -0400
          Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? News <News@Group.Posts> - 2012-04-14 10:09 -0400
      Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-04-12 00:13 -0400
      Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-12 14:20 -0400
    Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm@mendelson.com> - 2012-04-12 07:19 +0000
  Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> - 2012-04-12 03:06 +0000
    Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-04-11 20:32 -0700
    Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2012-04-13 18:10 +0000
      Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2012-04-13 13:14 -0700
        Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Carl Heinz <cfheinz57@charter.net> - 2012-04-13 14:10 -0700
          Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-13 17:37 -0400
            Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2012-04-13 17:33 -0700
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2012-04-14 02:38 +0000
        Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2012-04-14 02:38 +0000
        Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2012-04-13 23:12 -0400
  Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> - 2012-04-15 06:50 +0000
    Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-15 09:44 -0400
      Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? News <News@Group.Posts> - 2012-04-15 10:15 -0400
      Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-15 11:53 -0400
        Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-15 15:10 -0400
      Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2012-04-15 21:05 +0000
        Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-15 18:17 -0400
          Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> - 2012-04-16 11:10 +0000
            Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-16 08:41 -0400
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> - 2012-04-17 08:27 +0000
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-17 07:03 -0700
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-04-17 08:45 -0700
            Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-04-16 08:10 -0700
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> - 2012-04-17 15:05 +0000
            Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-17 17:54 -0400

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