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Re: CVV numbers
From: Joel Maslak <jmaslak () antelope net>
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2012 08:14:38 -0600
On Jun 9, 2012, at 1:06 AM, Hal Murray <hmurray () megapathdsl net> wrote:
Should I really take them seriously?
Your call. That said, the purpose of CVV is to stop *one* type of fraud - it's to stop a skimmer from being able to do mail-order/internet-order with your card number. The CVV is not on the magnetic strip, so a skimmer installed at the ATM or gas pump won't be able to capture it. There's a similar value on the magnetic strip that keeps the internet site you gave your card number and CVV to from being able to print cards and use them at the gas pump. Certainly they don't stop all fraud. They stop one type of fraud.
Current thread:
- Re: CVV numbers, (continued)
- Re: CVV numbers Scott Howard (Jun 09)
- Re: CVV numbers Matthew Palmer (Jun 09)
- Re: CVV numbers Jimmy Hess (Jun 09)
- Re: CVV numbers Scott Howard (Jun 09)
- Re: CVV numbers Aled Morris (Jun 09)
- Re: CVV numbers Barry Shein (Jun 10)
- Re: CVV numbers Barry Shein (Jun 10)
- Re: CVV numbers Jay Ashworth (Jun 09)
- Re: CVV numbers Owen DeLong (Jun 10)
- Re: CVV numbers Gary Buhrmaster (Jun 10)
- Re: CVV numbers Stephen Sprunk (Jun 09)
- Re: CVV numbers Scott Howard (Jun 09)