Friday, November 17, 2006

The perils of plastic money

Lost/misplaced another credit card - heights of absent-mindedness. V says it is the heights of carelessness. Alas! I cant for the life of me remember when I last used it or kept it.
I hope it hasnt got in to the wrong hands. Recently two guys went on a shopping spree after obtaining a woman's card. Such is the situation in India that the person at teh cash counter doesnt check if it is a woman using a woman's card or if the signature is right. I wish the banks start asking for a pin no. for credit cards too like for debit cards.

Raining off and on in Chennai. The weather is getting better. Dec-Jan is the best time in Chennai - cool and pleasant (save for the mosquitoes, which multiply after the rains).

1 comment:

dreamrunner said...

In the UK, you have to enter your pin number to finish a transaction with either credit or debit card. Since this came to effect on Valentine's day 2006, the campaign for using pin was called 'Love your pin.'
Careful with your card. Platic fraud is incredibly high.

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