Do not type your PIN in reverse at an ATM

NiTeD said:
It they took some info from the website and include it in the fake messages. Besides, all messages are fake because they purport to have been issued by SABRIC which has issued any.
Click to expand...

But the second message is factually 100% correct. If one tells people to ignore it, then they must ignore things that sabric themselves have stated and suggest.

Message 1 fake and should be the only message mentioned at all.

And sabric does send out messages (that posting on their site is a "message" for one) and press releases, which also count as messages.
 
I rarely use an ATM and if I really have to its for those archaic shopping centers who insist on cash to get out.
 
What happpens when you type it in backwards? Like why is it wrong to do it besides that it simply wont work.
 
I hardly use ATM's anymore. I get along with about R200 cash a month, mostly for parking fees. Even my barber recently installed a card machine. My biggest gripe is with the licensing departments which still insists on cash!! Having 4 vehicles, it is really annoying to use cash for the licensing fees.
 
supersunbird said:
But the second message is factually 100% correct. If one tells people to ignore it, then they must ignore things that sabric themselves have stated and suggest.

Message 1 fake and should be the only message mentioned at all.

And sabric does send out messages (that posting on their site is a "message" for one) and press releases, which also count as messages.
Click to expand...

It's not the content that's fake, it's the MESSAGE! because it wasn't sent by SABRIC... come on, you aren't really this dense
 
cozinsky said:
I hardly use ATM's anymore. I get along with about R200 cash a month, mostly for parking fees. Even my barber recently installed a card machine. My biggest gripe is with the licensing departments which still insists on cash!! Having 4 vehicles, it is really annoying to use cash for the licensing fees.
Click to expand...

And parking machines are accepting cards now as well.
 
For the stupid lolwuts:

1. PINs are encrypted...
2. Putting it in wrong, leads to an error
3. In older systems, there's no way to identify the PIN was "entered backwards". The encryption algorithm cannot determine that.
4. On Chip cards, putting in the PIN backwards leads to an error condition, and decrements a PIN counter on the card's chip. Do it enough and you need to go see your bank for a new card they will likely charge you for.

People really need to be educated about how card payment systems work.. its amazing how many STUPID people are among us.
 
Randy_The_Squirrel said:
For the stupid lolwuts:

1. PINs are encrypted...
2. Putting it in wrong, leads to an error
3. In older systems, there's no way to identify the PIN was "entered backwards". The encryption algorithm cannot determine that.
4. On Chip cards, putting in the PIN backwards leads to an error condition, and decrements a PIN counter on the card's chip. Do it enough and you need to go see your bank for a new card they will likely charge you for.

People really need to be educated about how card payment systems work.. its amazing how many STUPID people are among us.
Click to expand...

If people don't know how things work, it doesn't make them stupid.
 
supersunbird said:
But the second message is factually 100% correct. If one tells people to ignore it, then they must ignore things that sabric themselves have stated and suggest.
Click to expand...
Imagine I'm a tech scammer and I send out the following two messages:

1.) Mybroadband has had a database failure, please email your username and password to [email protected]
2.) If you see any user details posted publicly on mybroadband, please report it immediately using the 'Report Post' button.

Mybroadband will likely have a press release that alerts people to the scam by including both those messages as being fake, regardless of whether one of them is 100% factually correct. Those two 'fake' messages are delivered together so people should be aware of both of them. The scammer is using some true advice to help conceal the false advice.
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top
Sign up to the MyBroadband newsletter
X