On Sat, 9 Jan 2016 10:44:46 -0800, "Cheri" >
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>>>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>>>> news >>>>>
>>>>>> 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.
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>Yes, that's what happened with some of the Safeway stores in the Bay Area,
>some device that captured ATM info.
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>Cheri

some of the devices here have a shaped hood so your data and hand is
hidden.
Janet US