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I'm a native speaker, and no, the text shown on that picture does not ask you to take a photo of the credit card. The text reads: "If you own a Mastercard or Ma

I'm a native speaker, and no, the text shown on that picture does not ask you to take a photo of the credit card. The text reads: "If you own a Mastercard or Maestro, take a photo of the stuff you have in your purse". The problem here seems to be that people don't read what's written, but instead do what they think was written (Edit: apparently because it was shown in the example picture). I also read the official rules linked there. The rules state that only the winners need to prove they own the card by contacting MasterCard directly with a slip from any transaction made with that card. So, even if you win, you don't have to show the card, only to prove you have used it.

andai 9y ago
The photo mastercard Serbia posted has a credit card in it...
- babuskov 9y ago
  Looks like that's what made all the confusion. They gave a bad example and people probably didn't read the text carefully and just followed the picture. You're right, that is misleading.
  - HenryBemis 9y ago
    Problem is that people don't take the 30 seconds to read something. We are living in the age of "image"; this is why Instagram, Snapchat, 9gag, etc. are thriving, people want to get their "fix" by seeing at one-more-image.. Mastercard on the other hand should have thought about this and avoid putting the card on their photo, as "normal people" will tend to mimic without spending those 30 seconds thinking about "I ain't giving you my real name/surname/card details"! But hey.. it worked :) Now let's sit back and soon we'll learn how many hits would their cards have, from websites that don't require the card verification value (CVV) :)
    - 1337biz 9y ago
      websites that don't require the card verification value (CVV) Are these still out there?
      - ewanm89 9y ago
        Yes, PCI-DSS rules state one is not allowed to store the CVV, therefore for subscription services or for things like one click ordering or app stores the CVV is not used for the transaction, though they may verify it on initial card entry a lot of companies don't as it doesn't actually help. Taking the CVV gives a lower fee to mastercard/visa if that particular transaction is reversed, this is how stores are incentivised to take it but it will only apply to initial transaction where card details are saved.
    - mcphage 9y ago
      > Problem is that people don't take the 30 seconds to read something. No, the problem is that Mastercard created a situation where you would show your credit card (since it's in your purse), and created an example which included a credit card, despite knowing full well about credit card fraud. They fucked up the contest, and your attempt at passing the buck on to random internet denizens, who aren't as familiar with the details of credit card fraud as Mastercard is, is misguided. Mastercard fucked up here, not the people who entered their contest.
stordoff 9y ago
They may not have explicitly asked, but A) the example picture shows a MasterCard, and B) your credit card is quite possibly included in "the stuff you have in your purse". At the very least, they shouldn't have used that example image, and probably should have explicitly said NOT to post your credit card.
- babuskov 9y ago
  > your credit card is quite possibly included in "the stuff you have in your purse" I don't know about you, but all people I know hold their CC in their wallets. So, if you just empty your purse on a table, it wouldn't show the CC immediately. > At the very least, they shouldn't have used that example image, and probably should have explicitly said NOT to post your credit card. Agreed.

andai 9y ago

The photo mastercard Serbia posted has a credit card in it...

babuskov 9y ago
Looks like that's what made all the confusion. They gave a bad example and people probably didn't read the text carefully and just followed the picture. You're right, that is misleading.
- HenryBemis 9y ago
  Problem is that people don't take the 30 seconds to read something. We are living in the age of "image"; this is why Instagram, Snapchat, 9gag, etc. are thriving, people want to get their "fix" by seeing at one-more-image.. Mastercard on the other hand should have thought about this and avoid putting the card on their photo, as "normal people" will tend to mimic without spending those 30 seconds thinking about "I ain't giving you my real name/surname/card details"! But hey.. it worked :) Now let's sit back and soon we'll learn how many hits would their cards have, from websites that don't require the card verification value (CVV) :)
  - 1337biz 9y ago
    websites that don't require the card verification value (CVV) Are these still out there?
    - ewanm89 9y ago
      Yes, PCI-DSS rules state one is not allowed to store the CVV, therefore for subscription services or for things like one click ordering or app stores the CVV is not used for the transaction, though they may verify it on initial card entry a lot of companies don't as it doesn't actually help. Taking the CVV gives a lower fee to mastercard/visa if that particular transaction is reversed, this is how stores are incentivised to take it but it will only apply to initial transaction where card details are saved.
  - mcphage 9y ago
    > Problem is that people don't take the 30 seconds to read something. No, the problem is that Mastercard created a situation where you would show your credit card (since it's in your purse), and created an example which included a credit card, despite knowing full well about credit card fraud. They fucked up the contest, and your attempt at passing the buck on to random internet denizens, who aren't as familiar with the details of credit card fraud as Mastercard is, is misguided. Mastercard fucked up here, not the people who entered their contest.

stordoff 9y ago

They may not have explicitly asked, but A) the example picture shows a MasterCard, and B) your credit card is quite possibly included in "the stuff you have in your purse". At the very least, they shouldn't have used that example image, and probably should have explicitly said NOT to post your credit card.

babuskov 9y ago
> your credit card is quite possibly included in "the stuff you have in your purse" I don't know about you, but all people I know hold their CC in their wallets. So, if you just empty your purse on a table, it wouldn't show the CC immediately. > At the very least, they shouldn't have used that example image, and probably should have explicitly said NOT to post your credit card. Agreed.