Whilst at Centro Leon in Santiago; my gf purchased a nice box of cigars for me. She then caught the salesboy entering her credit card details into a calculator which was hooked to the computer. After much yelling and finger-pointing it was lamely explained that all transactions go into a "database". The manager went very white and looked like he wanted to be anywhere except in that room.....We now have a new card but the bank isn't really interested in pursuing the issue. I can only assume that a theft has to occur before they'll act on a fraud.
Yes, fruad is rampant, but being vigilant will help to minimise events. If using a card often you may benefit from having 2 or 3 cards. Why? Because in our experience one card will be getting cancelled at any given time.
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