The original Credit Card skimmer. :D
Lol! I hadn't considered that angle.
Old school scammers would pick the trash for the carbon paper. We were taught to shred them. (I'm old too)
Old school scammers would pick the trash for the carbon paper. We were taught to shred them. (I'm old too)
I used to ask for the carbon paper sheets when I had my card imprinted on these machines. I didn't want my card information ending up in the trash for anyone to collect. The clerks thought I was weird for asking for the carbons but it was worth the security.
I thought that’s why they added the 3 digit, non embossed number on the back for telephone or online purchases. At a retail location you need the card. Online you need the embossed number and the flat one that doesn’t show up on the receipt.
Before that it must have been a bonanza for thieves. One high end store’s garbage bag full of receipts could pay for a lifetime of telephone orders.
Wow I am that old too! I used to play with the one my parents had in their office.
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