Re: UK: Dutch Petrol Firm Shell Suspends 'Chip-and-Pin' Payments

["Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>]

On 5/7/06, Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com> wrote:
> On Sun, 7 May 2006, Fergie wrote:
>
> > Via The BBC.
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > Petrol giant Shell has suspended chip-and-pin payments in 600 UK petrol stations after more than £1m was siphoned out of 
> customers' accounts.
> >
> > Eight people, including one from Guildford, Surrey, and another from Portsmouth, Hants, have been arrested in 
> connection with the fraud inquiry.
> >
> > The Association of Payment Clearing Services (Apacs) said the fraud related to just one petrol chain.
> >
> > Shell said it hoped to reintroduce chip-and-pin as soon as possible.
>
> And they're hoping people will use it.


Ok, whats a Chip-And-Pin?

Is that like Fish-And-Chip?

-JP

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