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by ig1 5349 days ago
It happens all the time with credit cards, the practice is known as "skimming"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_card_fraud#Skimming

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But it would be so much easier with this new system, they're told all the information they need and will have to enter legitimately, rather than having to use 3rd-party hardware.
Then they get kicked out of the program.