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Title: Using Credit Cards Abroad
Post by: Miss Demeanour on January 18, 2009, 01:28:35 PM: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7834798.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7834798.stm)

Apparently now that a huge amount of credit card fraud is occurring abroad HSBC have stated that they will be analysing use of cards abroad and if they decide this use is unusual they will decline the transaction. Obviously the definition of unusual - anything not in Britain ::)

They expect you to notify the bank when you will be travelling abroad (that's a database that your organised gang of burgulars will be hacking into within seconds noooo:) and advise you to take back up cash / travellers cheques and other cards etc. Someone else you need to report to if you want to go to another country

Even those customers that have notified their bank of where they were going have had problems because of course banks are well known for responding quickly to your enquiries (assessed in working days only evil:) and when you ring you will not be left on hold for ages at exorbitent charges from your mobile phone company thatsit:
Title: Re: Using Credit Cards Abroad
Post by: Nick on January 18, 2009, 01:30:09 PM: Switch cards work in cash machines abroad (except in Mauritania I hear) angel1

So where are you off to?
Title: Re: Using Credit Cards Abroad
Post by: Miss Demeanour on January 18, 2009, 01:37:05 PM: Quote from: Nick on January 18, 2009, 01:30:09 PM
Switch cards work in cash machines abroad (except in Mauritania I hear) angel1

So where are you off to?

I'm sure it will apply to everything that you use chip and pin for here.....

As for going away - nothing definate yet but lots of wishful thinking
Title: Re: Using Credit Cards Abroad
Post by: Pastis on January 18, 2009, 02:55:50 PM: I've been told I can't use my CC next weekend since it is the fiendish work of the Infidel eeek:

They will, however, take $$$ ::)
Title: Re: Using Credit Cards Abroad
Post by: Nick on January 18, 2009, 03:07:17 PM: I imagine they see beer as the work of the infidel too. noooo: And sausages noooo:

This religion is a strange thing noooo:

I imagine the Germans will get it first when Iran finally launches its sacred nuclear rocket
Title: Re: Using Credit Cards Abroad
Post by: Pastis on January 18, 2009, 03:25:33 PM: Quote from: Nick on January 18, 2009, 03:07:17 PM
I imagine they see beer as the work of the infidel too. noooo: And sausages noooo:

This religion is a strange thing noooo:

I imagine the Germans will get it first when Iran finally launches its sacred nuclear rocket

Indeed, but so full of contradictions. In spite of the noooo: on alcohol, last time I was there I found that the agent had managed to place 2 six packs of Heineken and a litre of Chivas Regal in the mini bar eeek:

Is your room ok? he asked with a unavoidable ;)
Title: Re: Using Credit Cards Abroad
Post by: Uncle Mort on January 19, 2009, 08:31:24 AM: Once had a debit card swallowed by an ATM in Tunisia. Apart from that one incident no problems.

When checking out of the hotel in Egypt last year the chap in front of me had both his cards declined. He was not a happy bunny.
Title: Re: Using Credit Cards Abroad
Post by: Nick on January 19, 2009, 08:31:51 AM: Is he still there eeek:
Title: Re: Using Credit Cards Abroad
Post by: Uncle Mort on January 19, 2009, 09:07:07 AM: How should I know?
Title: Re: Using Credit Cards Abroad
Post by: Nick on January 19, 2009, 09:15:15 AM: I thought you might have kept in touch like
Title: Re: Using Credit Cards Abroad
Post by: Barman on January 19, 2009, 09:37:41 AM: Quote from: Nick on January 19, 2009, 09:15:15 AM
I thought you might have kept in touch like
noooo:
Title: Re: Using Credit Cards Abroad
Post by: Darwins Selection on January 19, 2009, 11:27:45 AM: Quote from: Nick on January 19, 2009, 09:15:15 AM
I thought you might have kept in touch like
lol: lol:
Now we know how you make your friends.

Would his cards have been declined were you not in the queue behind him?

A bit of a 'tree falling with nobody there' quandry. rubschin:
Title: Re: Using Credit Cards Abroad
Post by: Bar Wench on January 19, 2009, 03:42:40 PM: It is now clear that Nick is one of those holiday "friends" that you never seem to be able to shake off. noooo:
Title: Re: Using Credit Cards Abroad
Post by: Snoopy on January 19, 2009, 03:57:13 PM: Don't you just hate that! We (Me + Wife and her friend + another mate of mine from RAF days) got chatting to a guy in a German Bar. We were pretty well known in the bar as we went across to stay with RAF mate frequently and it was his "local" and had been mine when stationed out there before I left the RAF. Anyway for some reason, I am still not sure why, wife (#1) gave this guy our address with the usual "If ever you are in England do call us and we'll have a drink together"
14 months later the bastard appeared on our doorstep at 1 in the morning ~ he stayed for two weeks eeek:
Title: Re: Using Credit Cards Abroad
Post by: Nick on January 19, 2009, 03:58:16 PM: Name of Hans?
Title: Re: Using Credit Cards Abroad
Post by: Snoopy on January 19, 2009, 04:00:20 PM: No ~ Peter. He was an engraver apparently.

I assume she screwed him at some stage during his stay. They seemed quite pally.
Title: Re: Using Credit Cards Abroad
Post by: Bar Wench on January 19, 2009, 04:07:15 PM: Mr Wench seems quite fond of giving out our phone number to random strangers on holiday. I have now banned him from the practice.
Title: Re: Using Credit Cards Abroad
Post by: Barman on January 19, 2009, 04:24:19 PM: We did it once... 'drop in and see us', etc. on holiday in Egypt.

Didn't hear from the girl 'til we moved to Cyprus... noooo:
Title: Re: Using Credit Cards Abroad
Post by: Darwins Selection on January 19, 2009, 05:27:24 PM: We regularly give out phone number and address to strangers when we are on holiday and have never been bothered. rubschin:

Samaritans number and YMCA address never fail