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>>>>> The payment comes directly out of your checking account. I said I
>>>>> don't use one and nothing I've seen here has convinced me that I need
>>>>> to start now.
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>>>>> sf
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>>>> Not so long ago, a month or so, Safeway was hit hard in the Bay Area
>>>> with
>>>> ATM card info theft which gave the thieves access to bank accounts,
>>>> that's
>>>> a good enough reason, and also...no rewards. I only use my ATM at the
>>>> bank.
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>>> Some thugs here didn't bother with info, they rammed the ATM machine and
>>> took the whole machine ..
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>>> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-1...loader/6763812
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>> Geez! Nothing is safe these days.
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> The worst has been where thieves have been installing tiny cameras in ATMs
> to record your PIN.
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> The screen in the ATM gives a warning to shield your hand when you enter
> it.
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> If you haven't had that yet, keep it in mind. I shield my hand whenever I
> enter my PIN, even in the shops.

Yes, that's what happened with some of the Safeway stores in the Bay Area,
some device that captured ATM info.

Cheri