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[-] zaphod@lemmy.ca 17 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It can happen to anyone:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/05/cyber-dunning-kruger/

Cory Doctorow didn't just fall off the back of a turnip truck. If it can happen to him, odds are it can happen to you.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 months ago

Yeah, I'd forgot that he wrote about getting conned. Good call.

[-] Trollception@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Who the hell gives their credit card number out to the company who should have records of said account. Sorry, but they did fall off the back of the turnip truck.

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 months ago

SOP at my major bank for verifying myself over the phone used to be to read out numbers from my debit and credit cards. Now my bank uses SMS 2FA.

The fault lies partly in the fact that 7 numbers of your card can give all 16 numbers away.

[-] Vampiric_Luma@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago

Nah, he fell off the swiss-cheese truck. And wouldn't you know it, the stack of swiss landed with a perfect line of holes. Zap!

[-] Auli@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 months ago

There is a reason they do this, it works.

[-] zaphod@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Didn't actually read the whole piece did ya? Just stopped at the first paragraph and then reacted?

It's fine, at this point I'm sure you'll go find something else to pick apart to protect your ego, meanwhile allowing the point to escape you entirely.

I just hope if/when you get scammed, the people around you are less of a dick about it.

[-] Auli@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago

They use it to verify your identity. Or when you phone in the ask to input your credit card number to continue.

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