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Re:CurrentC: The Big Retailers’ Clunky Attempt to Kill Apple... by saryant on Monday October 27, 2014 @12:38AM (#8513864)
> Cash has close to zero fraud

Employees skimming off the till?

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Re:CurrentC: The Big Retailers’ Clunky Attempt to Kill Apple... by fleitz on Monday October 27, 2014 @02:01AM (#8514105)
That's theft, not fraud. If someone pays with cash it's highly unlikely for the transaction to be reversed.
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Re:CurrentC: The Big Retailers’ Clunky Attempt to Kill Apple... by saryant on Monday October 27, 2014 @02:22AM (#8514153)
And the merchant cares, why? Money lost is money lost.
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