All i know is that they use a machine and sometimes a mechanism that copies the front of the card for proof of purchase reasons i think.
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via satelite link up to the credit company.  that's why those machines take much longer to complete the transaction than in a normal store.  Also...if you pay attn to the machine, you'll see a small antennae on it.
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Working in retail, I experience this on  near daily basis.  I get people who get angry at me for asking for ID when their card says "Ask for ID", or if they're only buying a small amount, etc.  Bottom line, if your card isn't signed or if I can barely see the signature, I'm asking for ID.  First of all, many credit card thieves first start purchasing small things to see if they can get away with it, so I don't care if you're only spending $1, I'm asking for ID.  Second, it's *against* the terms and conditions of any credit card to leave it unsigned...even if you put "See ID" or some variation of that.  Merchants could rightfully decline any unsigned card.  Credit cards REQUIRE a signature.  I'm so sick and tired of people saying that they don't sign their card so they don't have to worry about theft.  It's MUCH more difficult to forge a signature than to sign someone else's name with your own handwriting on an unsigned card.  People have lost all common sense.  I remember walking in a grocery store and finding someone's unsigned card on the floor.  I turned it in, but imagine what fun I could have had if I was dishonest.  All I'd need to do was sign her name with my handwriting.  \n\nThis is for the consumer's protection.  If that person ever had their card stolen, they'd be wishing they never got upset for being asked for an ID.
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there is one card that if it where to be proven to exist it would get around 3 mil it was part of a obscure tobacco company and it was the same sanario as wagner except it was walter johnson and legend hasit that they cancled the printing and only 10 made it off the presses and an employee stole one but was lost since.
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all cards from that set had that picture on it. which means there are millions of that card in circulation.  it might be worth a buck
522870
Different places call it different things, but you'd most likely hear it referred to as proof operator or a processing clerk. You can make a good amount of money if your speedy and low in errors.
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Scammers are learning how to put watermarks into checks.  You best check it by the cops.  Another surefire way to know if it's a scam is if they make you pay money towards claiming your prize.  That's VERY fraudulent.
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Probably because it's an international card. Most sites check the address you enter against the billing address on the credit card, if they don't match, then the transaction is declined.  International card issuers cannot perform this address validation.
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Because this one is saved in your address book.\n\nSo\nIf your e-mail and info are saved on my computer I will see this card next to your e-mail when you send me one.\nAnd so on..\n\nXLMan
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The biggest use of which I'm aware for magnetic ink is the printing at the bottom of a check.  This generally includes the bank's routing number, the account number, and the amount for which the check is written (used to be put on by data entry operators when I worked at the Federal Reserve Bank back in the 70s - may be automated now...).  The coding on the checks enables them to be processed by computerized sorting machines, rather than having to be done by hand - not a viable proposition when a bank handles a couple million checks in a day.
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credit card companies do not just send out cards, regardless if you are a club member or not.  They will send out an pre=approved application, which you have to sign and fill in then send back to them.\n\nThis sounds like a scam to me.  Investigate the bank that issued the card and if it is bogus, report this to your state attorney general's office.
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The only way would be to duplicate the card, either from the card itself or from bank records.  Someone working in a store may have a card reader/duplicator and run it thru their own machine when they charge a purchase.  Most people use a simple PIN that can be guessed, or write it down, often on the card!\n\nAnother trick is to call in a lost card report, then steal the card out of the mailbox when it arrives.
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How did that person get your PIN and you bank card, eh???? Explain that if you can.  However, you might ask to see the tapes of that withdrawal--ATM transactions are usually photographed.  If you reported the theft of your CARD before the theft took place and the photo shows someone else making the withdrawal, you might have a chance
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Yes, it's true. In an effort to snare counterfeiters, the US government has persuaded some color laser printer manufacturers to encode each page with identifying information. The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) has recently proven what many have suspected for a long time - that at least some laser printers embed a secret machine identification code on every page they print, which reveals when the page was printed, and the serial number of the printer on which it was printed.\n\nYou might might not think it's a big deal that your printer's serial number is embedded on every page. But if you registered your printer with the manufacturer when you bought it, the manufacturer knows that you are associated with that printer's serial number.
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This is probably more along the lines of people staying in a hotel room and hiding their cash in the bible in case of theft. When they check out, they simply forget it is in there and leave it.
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There are a few mothods.\n\nDepending on whether the retial outlet has a check verification system, they enter your detials on the system and verify the check.\n\nSecondly they stamp the check, which may be manually or via their cash register.  \n\nAt close of business all checks collected during the day are deposited into the bank.\n\nFrom that point onwards the Bank clearing systems handle the checks
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If you know the amount and the date it was supposedly purchased they should be able to tell you.
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Usually this line will follow with a request for financial or personal information. Like "Congratulations, you just won a brand new PSP! All we require to send it to you is your full name and address. We will also require your social security number and birthdate for verification purposes" or "Congratulations, you have just won the yearly Food Mart draw for 1 million dollars! Every year we keep track of all the customers that come into our store and draw the prize for one lucky individual. All we need is your banking information/credit card number so we can put the money into your account!" These are both really lame examples, but I am sure you get the point. These scams are often ran on the elderly