61999674 (banned)Gotta Do What Ya Gotta Do join:2000-09-02 Here |
to jbob
Re: Aluminum foil banditWell I don't see how anyone could get anything for free due to the sat being down ... no authorization/approval, no goods.
Oh our Credit Card machine is down, you can fill it up and take $100 of stuff for no charge .. I don't think so. |
InsderThere never was a second I in my name Premium Member join:2005-04-27 Salem, MA 1 edit |
Insder
Premium Member
2008-May-17 9:54 pm
That's the way it SHOULD work, security wise at least. Ever been to a supermarket and seen the line of pissed off shoppers when the credit card system goes down? I have been in that line. So many POS system makers now just approve all transactions under a certain amount (say $25-$50) and then store them for batch processing once the system is back up and running. It's a nice feature because it's transparent to the consumer, but as shown here can be used to get free stuff with fraudulent credit cards or even real ones. |