tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post4820457246555939686..comments2024-03-29T11:00:39.953+00:00Comments on RevK<sup>®</sup>'s ramblings: Dumb question!RevKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-31581690290948392852013-10-02T17:33:35.441+01:002013-10-02T17:33:35.441+01:00Someone gave my parents wrapped presents to bring ...Someone gave my parents wrapped presents to bring me in foreign land. They said yes. It caused confusion but they eventually figured out that the presents should be unwrapped and examined and allowed through.Ben Cliffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14671623393202560568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-21738633731437172692013-09-22T08:51:33.255+01:002013-09-22T08:51:33.255+01:00That's the question they're usually suppos...That's the question they're usually supposed to answer, but I've encountered quite a few variations on the theme. One of the more intelligent was who packed the bags, and whether or not they had been unattended at any point since then.<br /><br />A friend of mine actually pen-tested airport security once. One of those jobs where you make very, very sure all your paperwork is in order first...jas88https://www.blogger.com/profile/05563592458314214904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-4993196991428693762013-09-21T11:46:56.670+01:002013-09-21T11:46:56.670+01:00The question they ask at check-in is "Could a...The question they ask at check-in is "Could anyone have put something in your luggage without you knowing?".<br /><br />I find it hard to imagine that anyone could ever truthfully answer "no" to this. Does anyone know what happens if you say "yes" at the check-in desk?mgboyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087136219633309258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-91319084149058088812013-09-20T23:13:50.228+01:002013-09-20T23:13:50.228+01:00Indeed, it's all about protecting the institut...Indeed, it's all about protecting the institutions, and placing as much liability as possible on the consumer. It's never nice to be a victim of fraud, even if you're not liable, though it does always remind me of this Mitchell & Webb sketch:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS9ptA3Ya9EDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04023275433075767589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-55205493838987409252013-09-20T22:05:38.595+01:002013-09-20T22:05:38.595+01:00"Has anyone put anything in your luggage with..."Has anyone put anything in your luggage without you knowing?"<br />"Not that I know of."<br /><br />I think I've had transactions flagged three times now. One of the three was genuine fraud (a restaurant had used my card details for online gambling; easy to trace, it was my backup card which had only been used twice in recent weeks before the fraud), the other two just "looked suspicious" (two identical online purchases a few minutes apart; last month, car insurance and annual BT line rental on the same day, on the card I only use for the few irritating places which don't take Amex.) I'm quite impressed with Barclaycard's fraud handling: the genuine fraud was caught and quickly reversed, the legitimate but suspicious transactions were efficiently verified.jas88https://www.blogger.com/profile/05563592458314214904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-47705950818149449072013-09-20T21:18:16.656+01:002013-09-20T21:18:16.656+01:00Fraud protection protects them... as you've me...Fraud protection protects them... as you've mentioned before! Real fraud seems never to trigger it. I've never had such a transaction yet, but have had some pretty serious bank errors.Phil Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080812032624786351noreply@blogger.com