Hi guys, There's some little headache called chargebacks that everyone is trying to avoid, leaving the risk with the customer. Read up not Verified by Visa. Unfortunately for the institutions that issue cards under the visa scheme don't offer this service. Which is why y'all don't key in pins on ua visa cards. How many of you still sign the same signature on your ID card? Those tellers are supposed to compare what you sign & wats at the back of the card. The ID's purely to confirm names match as does the face. But remember, these same tellers have targets (minimum no of customers a day) so they kinda want you to move along as fast as possible. Know what security features are available on your card scheme (visa, mastercard, JCB, amex, etc) & challenge the provider, there's always something new :-) and an interesting excuse :( On 6/14/10, ndungu stephen <ndungustephen@gmail.com> wrote:
It depends on whether they really want to go through the trouble of authentication... Too much stress and holding the line etc etc...
Besides, they want to make the sales easier... So bring your credit cards ! - You can even steal your mum's !!!
PINs are not a good idea to float around at every transaction you do all over the world - credit card duplicators (people) easily trap these four digits and make a copy of your magnetic strips - and you are screwed...
What these supermarkets do - is two things:
1) they dont care
2) if they do - it will be based on your behavior, ur dress code, or the amount you transact ---
A good conman will wear a suit - and shop for 50k.....
But if you left your house in a hurry, got into your car and drove down to the supermarket- wearing slippers and a faded Celtel T-shirt,,, and you did shopping worth 20k
- of cos they will be suspicious !
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