Yeah, Montreal was a rough place. While on my round the world backpacking
trip I was followed a couple of times by guys asking for money and
approached me in a threatening manner... Only other place where that
happened was Nairobi Kenya.
Tony.
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[mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of John Charlton
Sent: Saturday, 13 April 2002 3:50 p.m.
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Subject: Re: [NTLK] [OT] PayPal gripes
>>Also, a debit card is one thing I'll never carry, at least not until
there's
>>liability limits placed on them.
> If it's lost or stolen and I report it immediately I get a new one
ASAP
>and the bank will track down video of attempted uses on the missing card.
>The thief, finder would have to have my PIN to use the card and machines
>keep the card after three failed attempts.
There have been nasty cases in Montreal that I'm aware of where debit cards
were duplicated with a scan through a second machine, then accounts emptied
in a day at the local casino, where the $500/day limit apparently doesn't
apply, go figure. AFAIK people didn't get their money back, banks being
banks, being quite powerful and hard to take on. I'm much more wary using
my debit card than my credit card for that reason.
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