I Was Held Up at Gunpoint in Broad Daylight in Phnom Penh: Warning Tale from a US Man
Re: I Was Held Up at Gunpoint in Broad Daylight in Phnom Penh: Warning Tale from a US Man
Big difference between credit and debit! My credit cards all have chips; none require a PIN to be used.
Re: I Was Held Up at Gunpoint in Broad Daylight in Phnom Penh: Warning Tale from a US Man
When i was in thailand i had and still have a bkk bank account.i could only ever withdraw 20kbaht from machines with my uk debit card(i have not had a crecit cardfor many years) but if i took my passport and debit card inside they would run it through the computer and i could withdraw way more than my limit back home.occasionally it flagged for a check and i had to wait and verify over the phone to a rep from lloyds bank uk.but that was only 2-3 times out of maybe a dozen of more transactions.phuketrichard wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 7:52 am got to this, " .....whilst pulling out a revolver with his other hand and pressed it against my stomach. "
and stopped... pure
PS: showing ur passport will NOT allow you to exceed your cc spending limit!!!!
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Card scam or a wild night on 136 involving taking home several ladyboys. either way this never happened. The rare occasions I recall of guns being used in Cambodia are a quick stick up and run away, a bank job or a drunk shooting. His story is fanciful and belongs in the crime fiction section set in 1998, although that would make the ATM part untrue....just like the rest of this story.
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Soriya wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:34 amWhen i was in thailand i had and still have a bkk bank account.i could only ever withdraw 20kbaht from machines with my uk debit card(i have not had a crecit cardfor many years) but if i took my passport and debit card inside they would run it through the computer and i could withdraw way more than my limit back home.occasionally it flagged for a check and i had to wait and verify over the phone to a rep from lloyds bank uk.but that was only 2-3 times out of maybe a dozen of more transactions.phuketrichard wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 7:52 am got to this, " .....whilst pulling out a revolver with his other hand and pressed it against my stomach. "
and stopped... pure
PS: showing ur passport will NOT allow you to exceed your cc spending limit!!!!
I am NOT referring to debit cards ( which indeed have a set limit)
but Credit cards,
which have a specific limit an can not be exceeded,(I have us cc and have tried to exceed the limit an never was the transaction approved)
Debit cards, you set your daily limit, so of course you can have it exceed what you initially set with a call to the bank
What does having a bkk account have to do with using a UK debit card?....still have a bkk bank account.i could only ever withdraw 20kbaht from machines with my uk debit card....
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
Re: I Was Held Up at Gunpoint in Broad Daylight in Phnom Penh: Warning Tale from a US Man
phuketrichard wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:09 amWhat im saying is my uk debit card has a set limit. 500£ from atms and if i used it in bank abroad i could withdraw more. From an atm no i couldnt withdraw more.and my bad i didnt notice you was only talking about cc. Which in anycase when i had an mbna one years ago i could exceed the limit by 10%Soriya wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:34 amphuketrichard wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 7:52 am got to this, " .....whilst pulling out a revolver with his other hand and pressed it against my stomach. "
and stopped... pure
PS: showing ur passport will NOT allow you to exceed your cc spending
When i was in thailand i had and still have a bkk bank account.i could only ever withdraw 20kbaht from machines with my uk debit card(i have not had a crecit cardfor many years) but if i took my passport and debit card inside they would run it through the computer and i could withdraw way more than my limit back home.occasionally it flagged for a check and i had to wait and verify over the phone to a rep from lloyds bank uk.but that was only 2-3 times out of maybe a dozen of more transactions.
I am NOT referring to debit cards ( which indeed have a set limit)
but Credit cards,
which have a specific limit an can not be exceeded,(I have us cc and have tried to exceed the limit an never was the transaction approved)
Debit cards, you set your daily limit, so of course you can have it exceed what you initially set with a call to the bank
What does having a bkk account have to do with using a UK debit card?....still have a bkk bank account.i could only ever withdraw 20kbaht from machines with my uk debit card....
Re: I Was Held Up at Gunpoint in Broad Daylight in Phnom Penh: Warning Tale from a US Man
Oh, for the love of Christ....Cam Nivag wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:46 am This guy's FB profile suggests that he's from Florida.
https://www.facebook.com/jacob.j.lutz
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Re: I Was Held Up at Gunpoint in Broad Daylight in Phnom Penh: Warning Tale from a US Man
well not exactly true;
all credit cards have a security code on the back (visa/mc use 3 numbers)
which are ALWAYS asked for on any ONLINE purchases, (hotel bookings, airline bookings, amazon etc etc)
You dont need a pin when you make a purchase in a "real" store.
PS: most new debit cards also have chips
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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Re: I Was Held Up at Gunpoint in Broad Daylight in Phnom Penh: Warning Tale from a US Man
LOL just now on Norodom, a guy on a moto commented on my shirt and asked where I was from. I was trying to work out how I could work the Manila Chief of Police into the conversation, but before he could get up to "oh my sister is moving to Australia" I just said "sorry I don't wanna play cards, I gotta run", just to remind him that (some) people are wise to this scam.frank lee bent wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 2:27 am Sounds like a Philippino card scam and the victim made up a cover story so he did not look a credulous fool.
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