On 10/07/2015 14:55, Charles Hope wrote:
In most of the pubs round here is you want to "run a tab", you leave a
credit card behind the bar. otherwise keep paying cash for each order.

Do you get much fraud?

Because they can copy down your card number and the "secret" three digit
number off the back, and then put anything they like through.

Andy

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Vir Campestris wrote:
On 10/07/2015 14:55, Charles Hope wrote:
In most of the pubs round here is you want to "run a tab", you leave a
credit card behind the bar. otherwise keep paying cash for each order.

Do you get much fraud?

Not if they want to stay in business

Because they can copy down your card number and the "secret" three digit
number off the back, and then put anything they like through.

Andy

On 12/07/2015 21:27, Charles Hope wrote:
In article ,
Vir Campestris wrote:
On 10/07/2015 14:55, Charles Hope wrote:
In most of the pubs round here is you want to "run a tab", you leave a
credit card behind the bar. otherwise keep paying cash for each order.

Do you get much fraud?

Not if they want to stay in business


So which of the many pubs was it that copied the numbers down?

My colleague is still trying to sort out some fraud that happened to his
company card last Christmas.

Andy

In article ,
Vir Campestris wrote:
On 12/07/2015 21:27, Charles Hope wrote:
In article ,
Vir Campestris wrote:
On 10/07/2015 14:55, Charles Hope wrote:
In most of the pubs round here is you want to "run a tab", you leave a
credit card behind the bar. otherwise keep paying cash for each order.

Do you get much fraud?

Not if they want to stay in business


So which of the many pubs was it that copied the numbers down?

I use a diffeent card in different pubs - so I'd know.

My colleague is still trying to sort out some fraud that happened to his
company card last Christmas.

Andy

On Sunday, 12 July 2015 21:11:27 UTC+1, Vir Campestris wrote:
On 10/07/2015 14:55, Charles Hope wrote:
In most of the pubs round here is you want to "run a tab", you leave a
credit card behind the bar. otherwise keep paying cash for each order.

Do you get much fraud?

Because they can copy down your card number and the "secret" three digit
number off the back, and then put anything they like through.

I always thought you shouldn't let your cedit or debit card out of your sight for that very reason of copying down the details.