Pin Numbers

Okay ATM/cash machine fraud is a huge thing right now and almost everybody seems to know someone it has happend to.
The fraudsters use skimming devices which fit on the cash machine to steal your pin number. Watch this video from the BBC show the real hustle for an example of how it works.



See how easy it can be, all banks HSBC, Halifax, Natwest etc all information on there websites explaining how to safeguard your pin when using it at a machine, one thing i would strongly suggest that they dont is the regualy changing of your pin number like every time you use it, i know its not practical but hey i wont be loosing face. If you struggle to remember your pin an easy example would be the date 15/09/2009 if you use your card today why not change your pin to 1509, hey it might sound daft but its better than those that store it in their mobile phone or those that wright it down or worse use their year of birth.

Its easy to use the social networking sites to social engineer someones pin number, an example being you could set up a quiz for instance on facebook, telling people you could guess the number their thinking off........................(maybe if people nag i will post the rest of this )