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What is this scam? Card CVV entered incorrectly too many times

Given how low the transaction amounts were, they may have been trying to see whether the CVV was valid. If the first transaction goes through, then they would have tried a larger one. I have of ...
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What is this scam? Card CVV entered incorrectly too many times

The CVV is printed on the physical card. It isn't on the chip or the magnetic strip. seemed to come from some pub in England in a town I had never been to. It is entered into the system when the ...
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Is a Visa Debit card handled like a Girocard in Germany?

tl;dr: Most shops will accept girocard and debit cards, some only girocard (and some no card at all). Surprisingly, my Visa Debit card worked at the local bakery. At the optician the counterclerk ...
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