You know those hotel keycards that work on a magnetic strip swipe basis rather than a good old metal key ?
They have the room number code on them to open your door....
....and they also have your name, first line of your address, your credit card number and the length of your stay at the hotel.
When you check out you hand the card back , yes ?
It then goes into a pile of other cards and does not get the information wiped until it gets used again with new info on it. Anyone in the hotel can get access to it so here's a few tips which came from my local police anti-fraud unit.
1. When you go out of the hotel take the card with you. Don't leave it at reception.
2. When you check out you have three choices.
a. Take the card with you.
b. Insist on seeing the card wiped before you leave.
c. Carry a small magnet in your baggage and rub it several times
along the magnetic strip. This will wipe the information.
( CAUTION ! DON'T LET THIS MAGNET GET ANYWHERE NEAR YOUR BANK/CREDIT CARDS !! )
All helps in the fight against credit card crime.
They have the room number code on them to open your door....
....and they also have your name, first line of your address, your credit card number and the length of your stay at the hotel.
When you check out you hand the card back , yes ?
It then goes into a pile of other cards and does not get the information wiped until it gets used again with new info on it. Anyone in the hotel can get access to it so here's a few tips which came from my local police anti-fraud unit.
1. When you go out of the hotel take the card with you. Don't leave it at reception.
2. When you check out you have three choices.
a. Take the card with you.
b. Insist on seeing the card wiped before you leave.
c. Carry a small magnet in your baggage and rub it several times
along the magnetic strip. This will wipe the information.
( CAUTION ! DON'T LET THIS MAGNET GET ANYWHERE NEAR YOUR BANK/CREDIT CARDS !! )
All helps in the fight against credit card crime.
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