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

[André Nogueira]

A very good option to go from the airport to Hotels area:
http://www.nosnomundo.com.br/en/2012/04/executive-coach-from-brasilias-airport-to-the-major-hotels-in-the-city/
Andre Nogueira
andre at simplesconsultoria.com.br
Simples Consultoria
www.simplesconsultoria.com.br
Tel. (11) 3898-2121


On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 1:56 PM, Patrick Gerken
<gerken at patrick-gerken.de> wrote:
> 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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