Disney cast member caught skimming credit card numbers

[Brian Noble]

The real solutions will lie with the CC companies.

They already have a solution. They try to detect fraudulent charging patterns as soon as they can, and they eat the losses that come up as just a cost of doing business. The end customer isn't liable for any of it---legally, they can be liable for up to $50, but in practice, it is usually zero.

It is very likely that this is less expensive than actually trying to stop it. This is one of the instances in which crime does pay, because stopping it isn't worth the trouble.

 

[smjj]

I got a follow up call from MS a few days ago about this. I had e-mailed them on this subject since we will be going with a large group this coming Oct. She(MS) stated they have taken certain actions to prevent this from happening again. She said she could not say what those actions are. She did mention the card readers where you scan the card yourself and it does not leave your hands(like at Walmart and the like). I had mentioned this to her in my e-mail. She seemed concerned but you know how it is, their primary job in these return phone call is to make you feel better about your concern.....smjj

 

[mtdewhead]

If they are getting 1500 authorized, this is a new thing. As of Jan 2009 they werent getting any 'amount' authorized except $1 to confirm it being a good card. Our available limit didnt drop and no charges showed up at 'pending' or anything like that. If they were getting it authorized, we would have known . Now if it's something new, that's different.

When we checked in this week we were told that Disney basically gives you a "line of credit" for $1500.