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

[Marcio Mazza]

Fulvio,

Did you say at Hostel7 that you came for PloneConf? They must give you a
discount and charge you only R$70,00 per night.


On 28 September 2013 18:11, Fulvio Casali <fulviocasali at gmail.com> wrote:

> I just checked in to hostel7, and wanted to share a couple of pieces of
> information that I hope will be useful to others arriving at BSB airport:
>
> [My directions (left, right) are relative to your point of view when you
> exit customs.]
>
> - There is free wifi that seems to work well:  Aeroporto de Brasilia<https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D9131355_923_647940177>,
> plus others that I haven't tried
> - I had no luck withdrawing cash from the ATMs at the main exit:  either
> they didn't work at all, or they said something to the effect that my
> financial institution is not part of their network, but I tried several
> debit/credit cards  (see picture1<https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D9131355_923_647949150>,
> picture2 <https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D9131355_923_647949824>)
> - I finally scored at the row of seven ATMs outside the Banco do Brasil
> branch, which is located all the way to the left.  The branch itself was
> closed (perhaps because it's a Saturday).  See picture<https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D9131355_923_647949114>
> .
> - There is a friendly information desk<https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D9131355_923_647949163>.
>  Don't believe the arrows pointing to it, they took me in circles a couple
> of times.  Eventually I found it by chance somewhere else completely, i.e.
> all the way left, second to last desk, close to the Banco do Brasil branch
> above.
>
> If you want to take the bus, the # 102 goes to the Rodoviária do Plano
> Piloto, whence the 116 W3 Norte leaves from platform E4 and goes to the
> hostel.  If you are going to the hostel this way, contact me and I can give
> you more directions.
> The hostel is pretty cool.  It has fingerprint scanner door locks<https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D9131355_923_647948675>,
> and a 24 hour free espresso machine.
>
> Safe travels!
>
>
> --
> Fulvio
>
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 10:51 AM, André Nogueira <
> andre at simplesconsultoria.com.br> wrote:
>
>> 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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>> > --
>> > Patrick Gerken
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>> > 80337 München
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>> >
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