Are bank cards the most secure payment in France? Yes and no. Faced with this paradox, we tell you how to protect yourself.
Red alert on bank cards
Since the start of the pandemic, we have learned to live with the barrier gestures. Wearing a mask, systematic hand washing, airing the room… this protocol may seem demanding, but it is nevertheless the only way to ward off the risk of contamination. Also, in stores, we have become accustomed to no longer settling our debts with cash. The pennies or bills are already very dirty. So imagine if they have germs. No to choose, we prefer to use bank cards.
Moreover, this payment by wifi, it is timely. Up to fifty euros, you don’t even need to remember your code. All we have to do is respect the fifty-euro quota and then put the piece of plastic on the reader. It’s magic, isn’t it? The icing on the cake, the famous non-recyclable paper receipts never end up in the trash again. Mother nature can rest easy as they disappear in favor of an emailed invoice. In short, we really have everything to be happy. Except that obviously, the scammers have just developed yet another vicious strategy in order to steal your personal data. Yes, but this time, it will not be possible to let ourselves be stripped of our savings without reacting!
QUID of bank card code change
When your bank cards expire, another part orders without asking your opinion. As far as the code is concerned, a computer at headquarters manages this aspect. So, if you misplace it, it’s not worth going to make a scandal at your establishment. The employees of the latter don’t have it stored in folders. And above all, they do not have the right to hold you to account.
On your personal space, you have the opportunity to modify these four digits. This is especially true for seniors. Without blaming them too much, they have the annoying habit of confusing their date of birth with the one sent by registered letter. Result of the races, the card freezes and only has their eyes left to cry. In these conditions, object decides to call in an expert. What are the combinations to avoid urgently?
Never again…
It’s obvious. Nick Berry uses his days to help by doing statistics. Employed by Facebook, he exchanges with a handful of curious people. Without us understanding very well the why and how, he is interested in too often applied passwords. No doubt by reflex or spite, the objective is identical. Don’t have a memory lapse! Whether for connect to social networks, turn on your smartphone latest fashion, or for make a purchase by bank cards, we should be fine wary like the plague ! « 1234 (10.71%), 1111 (6.02%), 0000 (1.88%). Or: 1212 (1.2%), 7777 (0.75%) (0.62%), 2000 (0.61%) (0.53%) or 2222 (0.52%)”
… on the other hand, there, we validate!
As he was in a good mood, this math buff provides some tracks so as not to break down. Take our word for it. After a scam, we really don’t expect it to happen twice! ” 7063 (0.001131%), 6093 (0.001131%), 6827 (0.001101%), 7394 (0.001101%), 0859 (0.001072%), 8957 (0.001042). There are also: 9480 (0.001042%), 6793 (0.001012%) or 8398 (0.000982%). »