Strange goings on at the cashpoints.....
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Anyone else been the victim of credit card fraud since the FOS? Got back to find that since withdrawing 60 quid from one of the cash points on site, my girlfriend's card has been used on a variety of toll roads heading through France. I think this implies that they managed to clone the card but not see the PIN number. Thankfully the amounts involved are not too great so no massive harm done.
It does however make me think of an experience I also had at the FOS.. I went to draw some cash on my card from the cashpoints up near the track crossover behind the F1 paddock. Very quiet at the time with only one woman in the tent using a machine. I did notice a group of scruffy teenagers loitering outside but thought nothing of it. Just after I had entered my pin and selected my amount, the woman on the end asked me if I spoke English as she was French and finding it difficult to use the machine as it was all in English. This caused me to step to the side of the machine briefly but then I thought better of it, dealt with my transaction, got my cash and then went to help her. She withdrew the minimum amount and gave me a half hearted thank you.. Looking back I'm convinced this was a scam also.
Check your statements if you used the cashpoints anyway!
It does however make me think of an experience I also had at the FOS.. I went to draw some cash on my card from the cashpoints up near the track crossover behind the F1 paddock. Very quiet at the time with only one woman in the tent using a machine. I did notice a group of scruffy teenagers loitering outside but thought nothing of it. Just after I had entered my pin and selected my amount, the woman on the end asked me if I spoke English as she was French and finding it difficult to use the machine as it was all in English. This caused me to step to the side of the machine briefly but then I thought better of it, dealt with my transaction, got my cash and then went to help her. She withdrew the minimum amount and gave me a half hearted thank you.. Looking back I'm convinced this was a scam also.
Check your statements if you used the cashpoints anyway!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2367612/In...
Scroll down and see 'the cashpoint scam' - seems similar to what you experienced.
Scroll down and see 'the cashpoint scam' - seems similar to what you experienced.
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