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4bucksagallon

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7. It's not the pin that's the problem it's the card itself.

Reply to Diclotican (Reply #5)

Wed Sep 3, 2014, 08:47 AM

Sep 2014

The new ones have a chip imbedded in the card instead of the magnetic strip. ATM's set to use the new chip and pin won't work for the old magnetic strip cards. Without the chip the card is useless. I am just warning people that this was the first I had heard of the EMV chip implant in the cards and if they travel outside the US they better be prepared that's all I am saying. Forewarned is......lol.

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Chip-and-PIN cards, coming soon (hopefully) to a U.S. bank near you. You’ll need them. [View all] 4bucksagallon Sep 2014 OP

"It’s cheaper to write off the cost of the fraud..." mac56 Sep 2014 #1

just got mine drray23 Sep 2014 #2

Got a scare this week so that is how I found out about it. 4bucksagallon Sep 2014 #4

We had them in Europe LittleGirl Sep 2014 #3

4bucksagallon Diclotican Sep 2014 #5

It's not the pin that's the problem it's the card itself. 4bucksagallon Sep 2014 #7

4bucksagallon Diclotican Sep 2014 #8

Oh good, another number to remember. : ( PADemD Sep 2014 #6