[Plone-conference] security tips on credit/debit card usage in Brazil

[Patrick Gerken]

On 27.09.2013 19:08, Philip Bauer wrote:
> …and make sure your daily limit for withdrawals abroad is not set to 0. 
> For those who now think I'm just plain dumb: I've been to Italy a few weeks ago and had no problem getting money. 
> Apparently Italy is no foreign country for Germans.
>
> Enjoying the view from my room in the highest hotel in Brasilia,  
> Philip

This does not explain my withdrawal limit. These ATMs at the airport are
suspicious.
>
> Am 27.09.2013 um 13:56 schrieb Patrick Gerken <gerken at patrick-gerken.de>:
>
>> A word of warning after a disastrous start with ATMs in brasilia.
>>
>> At the airport I was able to withdraw 100 Reais at only one ATM. Philip
>> and my wife, all with cards from the same bank as me, were not able to
>> withdraw any money at all. Our cab from the airport to the center was
>> about 60 or 70 Reais.
>> Based on this experience I suggest to travel with at least 200 Reais
>> converted in your home country already. The exchange won't be good but
>> better safe than sorry.
>>
>> Later Philip was able to get his money in the shopping center while I
>> got mine at an ATM from Citibank.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 23.09.2013 20:29, Héctor Velarde wrote:
>>> for years credit/debit card fraud has been a huge issue in Brazil.
>>>
>>> according to one site:
>>>
>>> "Some 14% of those surveyed had seen fraudulent charges on their
>>> credit cards, nearly 13% experienced the fraudulent use of personal
>>> data, and roughly 7% were affected by card cloning[…]
>>>
>>> "But it's not all bad news on the fraud front in Brazil. Overall
>>> losses from credit card fraud are declining, even though the use of
>>> credit cards is growing. Card fraud losses in Brazil decreased from R$
>>> 301 million (US$ 177 million) a year in 2005 to R$ 213 million (US$
>>> 125 million) in 2010. During the same time, the number of financial
>>> cards more than doubled, rising from 360.6 million to 723.3 million."
>>>
>>> http://bankinganalyticsblog.fico.com/2011/10/mixed-news-on-fraud-in-brazil-1.html
>>>
>>>
>>> even as nowadays it's more difficult for criminals to clone cards,
>>> some friends of mine have been victims of this kind of scam, some of
>>> them even this year.
>>>
>>> some recommendations when using your cards in Brazil:
>>>
>>> * never use ATM that are unguarded after banking hours; prefer ATM
>>> located on public spaces that could be difficult to hack like the ones
>>> on airports and inside bank branches.
>>> * never let anybody get your card out of your view; if you have to pay
>>> something, they must bring wireless terminals to you.
>>> * set a limit on your cards and check every day your transactions so
>>> you can discover any issue early.
>>>
>>> I think credit cards are insured and debit cards are not, but I'm not
>>> pretty sure on this.
>>>
>>> travel safe!
>>>
>>>
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