credit card scam

[Rigger]

Who the fuck uses a CC to pay a tuk tuk? I do,it comes in handy when I don't have anything smaller than a 100 baht note. they can't tell me they don't have change.The tuk tuk driver told me it was a good thing to have with all the new tourist comming to thailand

I think its a bad idea handing your card to Tuktuk drivers full stop. I will pass on that one I think

[Cujo]

With muppets like these guys (Scottish and greg) around, the rip off merchants must be rubbing their hands in glee. (And chuckiling under their breath)

[Bobcock]

I think the Muppets are the ones taking this pair of wags seriously....

[nidhogg]

I think the Muppets are the ones taking this pair of wags seriously....

Hook line and sinker I would have said...

[Cujo]

Could be.

[Rigger]

TUk TUK - Video

[astasinim]

I think the Muppets are the ones taking this pair of wags seriously....

Hook line and sinker I would have said...

Made me laugh my bollocks off, reading the replies. I wonder what view is like from those pedestals.

[Scottish Gary]

Its handy you can use your card on Tuk Tuks now. I caught one the other day and the driver even had his own chip and pin machine. Very tourist friendly. I told the guy to add 60b onto the fare for his innovation and customer service.

Thats a card cloning machine, tuk tuks don't carry card readers., Who the fuck uses a CC to pay a tuk tuk?

The driver told me he bought it off a Nigerian chap he met on the Sukhumvit Road. Told him it was the latest model. I hope the poor driver has not been conned.

[greg47]

The driver told me he bought it off a Nigerian chap he met on the Sukhumvit Road

thats the same thing my driver said.Maybe it was the same driver--was his tuk tuk blue ?

[nedwalk]

TUk TUK - Video

hey RIGGER..THAT BLOODY TUK TUK driver looks familiar..you recognise him?

[Rigger]

hey RIGGER..THAT BLOODY TUK TUK driver looks familiar..you recognise him?

Yeh but he looks sober in the video and isnt hi on yabba

[DJ Pat]

I use online Barclays and you need to use a hand held PIN sentry reader to access it and type in a different pin number generated by the little device each time online.

And if Barclays suspects the net security connection on the pc isn't up to scratch, you can't log in.

Couldn't log in to my online account anywhere in any net cafes in Thailand last October. Surprise surprise.

Only on my laptop and pc at home is where I log into it anyway. If I wanna know my balance when abroad I call them instead then they call me back (a human being actually answers the phone)

[Stalking Tosser]

Did the tuktuk's 'device' spit out a chit for you to sign? I hope so, otherwise as Dug says your card has probably been cloned.

Or worse, much worse, after the driver swipes/clones your card, does he give you a keypad so you can also give him your PIN?

Could be you've given away everything they need to know, not just to go shopping but also to withdraw cash.

In fact if they were motivated and had the means, from just that small amount of data they could rip off your entire identity, and so efficiently that when it comes to the crunch you would need to prove that you are you.

Do you think that chappy could be trying a little subtle irony? Seems that whilst the attempt was OK it fell flat on it's face for some reason.

[keda]

The only irony I can think of is that anyone handing over their cc to a tuktuk driver shouldn't be in possession of a cc, or for that matter a passport to leave the safety of home.

[Scottish Gary]

The only irony I can think of is that anyone handing over their cc to a tuktuk driver shouldn't be in possession of a cc, or for that matter a passport to leave the safety of home.

The strange thing is when i punched my pin number into the machine the thing would not accept it. The kind driver then said give me your pin and i will do it for you. I think it was something to do with the way i was pressing the buttons. Anyway after the driver put in my pin it worked OK.

[Ancient Future]

The only irony I can think of is that anyone handing over their cc to a tuktuk driver shouldn't be in possession of a cc, or for that matter a passport to leave the safety of home.

The strange thing is when i punched my pin number into the machine the thing would not accept it. The kind driver then said give me your pin and i will do it for you. I think it was something to do with the way i was pressing the buttons. Anyway after the driver put in my pin it worked OK.

This driver sounds like the salt of the earth! Hope you insisted that he add another 60 baht for being extra helpful

[Top Cat]

The strange thing is when i punched my pin number into the machine the thing would not accept it. The kind driver then said give me your pin and i will do it for you. I think it was something to do with the way i was pressing the buttons. Anyway after the driver put in my pin it worked OK.

ROFLMAO!! The Chatuchak market encounter was a belter, the initial Tuk-Tuk encounter was brilliant but this has to be the icing on the cake!!

[WombleJamie]

Who the fuck uses a CC to pay a tuk tuk?

I do,it comes in handy when I don't have anything smaller than a 100 baht note.
they can't tell me they don't have change.The tuk tuk driver told me it was a good thing to have with all the new tourist comming to thailand

These are all the rage in Bangkok so I hear. The tuk tuk driver pulls over and walks round to the rear of the vehicle and opens his boot/trunk (English/US). In here is the card machine, next to the gold plated toilet you can also conveniently use while travel around the busy streets.

Next year's tuk tuk models are said to have an on-board jacuzzi with a hostess serving champagne and strawberries!

[Angkar]

Don't think the UK is whiter than white in these matters.

Quite right, the place is full of foreigners

well, last i've heard there were foreigners complaining there are too many brits in UK ...