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€1 M stolen in Irish bank card fraud

probe · 2008-05-18 09:05:00

This fraud would have not been possible if the Irish banks implemented the EMV payment card system properly. You should not have to part with possession or sight of your card at the point of payment. The only large Irish retailer that has implemented this properly that I can think of is Dunnes Stores. The customer inserts…

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This fraud would have not been possible if the Irish banks implemented the EMV payment card system properly. You should not have to part with possession or sight of your card at the point of payment. The only large Irish retailer that has implemented this properly that I can think of is Dunnes Stores. The customer inserts the card into the EMV reader themselves, enters the PIN, removes the card and puts it back in their wallet.

Many / most other retailers – eg Marks & Spencer and filling stations/convenience stores allow their staff to take possession of the card, skim the magnetic stripe (to record the card number and other details in their own computer systems), and have PIN pads located where the retail worker can see the customer entering their PIN. This practice of recording card details in retailer systems is also probably illegal under the data protection laws – because it is not information they need to process the transaction and they don’t get the customers’ consent to collect the data. Mr Hawkes isn’t doing his job, yet again.

The message should be simple in the material sent by banks to their customers with their cards – do not part with possession of your card (except to insert it in an ATM) and do not disclose your PIN. Ever. And if the retailer does try and grab your card, report it to the Gardai - in the same way as you probably would report a shop employee you caught attempting to put their hand in your pocket to steal your wallet.

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http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/national-news/1-million-euro-stolen-in-bank-card-fraud-1379228.html

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