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Old Oct 30, 2015 | 7:57 pm
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AndrewTheMan
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Originally Posted by aradisc
Here's the deal: the reason many merchants ask to see your card and enter the last 4 digits into their system is to prevent fraud via mag strip cloning. Mismatch between embossing and swipe, decline. Crude but works.
You encode a prepaid like this, some ....... cashier glances at the card and the receipt last four digits.... You're screwed
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