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Re:Voice Phishing Scams Are Getting More Clever by tomjen3 on Monday October 01, 2018 @05:01PM (#18116778)
Card fuckup is the only reason I have even a little cash on hand. Even the second hand store near me takes cards now. It is my policy if I am any distance from home to carry a spare car key, and enough cash to fill the tank and get home.

Considering that we could eliminate fraud with a private key chip card, this is really, really sad.

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Re:Voice Phishing Scams Are Getting More Clever by perl4ever on Monday October 01, 2018 @10:36PM (#18118425)
Another reason to have some cash is so if you're mugged, the mugger won't be so disappointed they take it out on you.
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Re:Voice Phishing Scams Are Getting More Clever by tomjen3 on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @01:06PM (#18123539)
Oh I don't carry the cash on me.

I probably should worry more about muggers, but I just can't get myself to be afraid, so.

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Re:Voice Phishing Scams Are Getting More Clever by perl4ever on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @07:42PM (#18126608)
It's fairly common to read a story about how some carjackers abandoned a car because it unexpectedly had a manual transmission, but I think I also read about a case where they shot the driver out of pique.
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