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Stayed in Best Western Hotel? Oh dear...

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    #2
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Get a new credit card. One phone call.


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    #3
    connundrum
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    Monies under matress ftw.


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    #4
    ewj1978
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    LOL! love the bit "A Sunday Herald investigation has discovered " funniest part in it....


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    Heisenberg.
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    #6
    ejmaztec
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    Those Russians are great guys aren't they? Not only can they turn off the gas, not to mention bumping up the oil prices, they can nick all our credit card details. They don't need nukes, they can bankrupt us into submission. :eek:


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    Firetrap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,442 ✭✭✭Firetrap


    Jeezuss. Thank heavens my card expired this month and I've just received a new 'un in the post.


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    #8
    phasers
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    Best Western? Some of us can't afford such luxuries, there's a recession you know!


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    #9
    Jack Sheehan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,693 ✭✭✭Jack Sheehan


    The Scientist wrote: »
    What about the great cyber-heist of 1876?

    Or the Cyber-Train-Robbery of 'Ought Five.


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    GirlInterrupted
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭GirlInterrupted


    The Scientist wrote: »
    What about the great cyber-heist of 1876?

    You're funny.:)


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    gogo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭gogo


    Jebus, good luck to anyone trying to get money of my credit card tho.


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    BroomBurner
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    At least they named the chain. Unlike BofI, who just reported that some swipe machines were scammed. I would have appreciated being told which shops, just to keep an extra eye on my account in case I shopped there. Why the secrecy??


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    ewj1978
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    said shops don't want people to stop shopping in their stores.... In people's minds if it happened once in THE shop it'll happen again...


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    BroomBurner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,737 ✭✭✭BroomBurner


    ewj1978 wrote: »
    said shops don't want people to stop shopping in their stores.... In people's minds if it happened once in THE shop it'll happen again...

    I can understand that, but it's extremely patronising and galling to think that there would be a mass panic. Also, if some shoppers stopped shopping in these places, it would teach them, and other shops, a lesson that they need to be tighter with security.

    For example, the above post wouldn't stop me staying in a Best Western Hotel, if it was the best priced and in the best location. It would, however, make me think twice about paying with my card, and instead would use cash, or simply keep an eye on my account.


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    Firetrap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,442 ✭✭✭Firetrap


    The problem though is that when something bad happens to your credit card, they cancel it straight away but don't ring you on the spot to let you know. It happened to me - I think it took 2 days for them to contact me. Luckily it wasn't a problem because I was at home and only use the card for online shoppin'. I shudder to think what could've happened if I was on holidays.


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    Repentant
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    BroomBurner wrote: »
    At least they named the chain. Unlike BofI, who just reported that some swipe machines were scammed. I would have appreciated being told which shops, just to keep an extra eye on my account in case I shopped there. Why the secrecy??

    I don't understand why no employee of the stores involved hasn't leaked the store names either.


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