Re: PIN and CHIP misery

On Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:19:48 +0000, johannes
<johs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1145250/Chip-pin-error-left-30-000-red.html

The lady got her money back, but only after much hassle, and strangely the company
was reluctant to get their miffs off the money...

In shops, I always duly enter the PIN and assume that it's for what I purchased.
seems that a scam is possible and at least the company can hold on to £30,000 for
a week or so at your expense. They will of course tell you that it was a mistake
and that you don't have to worry about it; that will get them in the clear. Just
curious why the bank allowed the account to be overdrawn by that amount in the
first place? Why wasn't the transaction stopped when the account went into the red?

I don't get this bit
"It soon emerged that a communication breakdown with the young
assistant led Mrs Pemberton to key in her four-digit code next to the
figures 300, which were supposed to represent £3. "

What usually happens is you put your card in the reader .Shop keys in
the amount from their side of the counter ..You enter your PIN number
and it gets authorised . How can the PIN number get added alongside
the amount being paid for ... Theres something not right about this
tale .

.

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