Author: Michael Madigan
Posted: 2010-08-11 at 18:48:42
My bank requires that I use an ATM card for all transactions at the bank even if I'm at a teller station.
Why not extend that security to the web and require a rather inexpensive card reader at home?
--- On Wed, 8/11/10, Paul Hill <paulroberthill@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Paul Hill <paulroberthill@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NF] FYI
> To: "ProFox Email List" <profox@leafe.com>
> Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 5:29 PM
> My bank uses a card reader to log
> into on-line banking and money
> transfers. To use, I pop in my card, enter my pin and
> the reader
> shows a 8 digit code which I enter on the site. For
> transfers I have
> to enter the amount too.
>
> Can't help thinking that if all banks used a similar system
> this type
> of bank fraud would be non-existent.
>
> It's one of these:
> http://www.barclays.co.uk/Helpsupport/AboutthePINsentrycardreader/P1242560253440
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 8:42 PM, Jeff Johnson <jeff@san-dc.com>
> wrote:
> > 'Thousands of online banking customers have accounts
> emptied by 'most
> > dangerous trojan virus ever created'
> >
> >
> > *http://tinyurl.com/2wd5ef9*
> >
> > --
> > Jeff
> >
> > ---------------
> >
> > Jeff Johnson
> > jeff@san-dc.com
> > (623) 582-0323
> >
> > www.san-dc.com
> >
> >
> >
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