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Old Mar 26, 2013 | 4:27 pm
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Originally Posted by Fizzer
That was my worry. Leaving the card hostage. On one occassion my card was apparently cloned. I got a phone call in snowy Regina asking if I could confirm it wasn't me trying to make a 10k charge or cash withdrawal in Vegas. I have no proof it happened at one of these gas stations but I have my suspicions, because I tend not to have my card out of sight and, other than airline tickets and hotel/ rental car reservations, don't purchase on line.

Sure it was caught but I was without my primary card for almost 2 weeks and it was a real PITA. That's why I don't want to leave my card at the desk.
EMV acceptance by merchants in the US will start to begin starting April 1, so hopefully things will get smoothed out over the years. IIRC, gas pumps are the last to convert though as they have their own 2017 deadline to convert all gas pumps in the US to handle EMV.
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