mississauga.com — "No matter how secure you attempt to make your payment card there are criminals who will continue to attempt to develop ways to take advantage of the system. However, debit and credit cards are still a safer means to making payment, when carrying cash is the alternative."
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wooterySep 4, 2006
I guess it means that it isn't the company initiating it... so they're really saying don't give your credit-card details to phone salesmen.
wurzelgummageSep 4, 2006
Debit/credit cards aren't that great an idea compared to cash, in so much as the muggers like to frogmarch you to the nearest ATM at knifepoint, and you'd BETTER damn well remember your number.Depends where you live, and where you're going.
sunnyd71Sep 4, 2006
The problem in Canada was an isolated incident where people modified gas pumps overnight to steal data. This happens in every country and is a widespread growing problem in both Canada and the U.S. since it is apparently very simple to do.
qwertydvorakSep 4, 2006
you sir, are totally inaccurate, and so is this radio host you listen to... so take everything else he says with a grain of salt...some linkage: <a class="user" href="http://www.usa.visa.com/personal/security/visa_security_program/zero_liability.html?it=il|/personal/security/index.html|Zero%20Liability">http://www.usa.visa.com/personal/security/visa_security_program/zero_liability.html?it=il|/personal/security/index.html|Zero%20Liability</a>
jshoreSep 4, 2006
I agree. This should be titled "How To Keep Debit And Credit Cards Safe: For People Without Any Common Sense."
aharoniSep 5, 2006
While shredding your statements should be a good idea generally, it won't help you avoid the cases that were described in the article (nor the idiotic suggestions by the police). The article specifically said that these Debit/Credit cards were obtained by skimmers.
bossmantheSep 5, 2006
This made front page!!!???!!!!!
twizzlenicoleAug 5, 2009
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