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I've never been robbed for cash. I have had my bank account emptied multiple times though, recently too. When I hand cash over to someone, I know how much is l

I've never been robbed for cash. I have had my bank account emptied multiple times though, recently too. When I hand cash over to someone, I know how much is leaving and coming back right then and there. When I fill out a payment form with my card details I'm handing over my entire balance into the ether. I could be sleeping and quietly money is leaving my bank account, which happened. So cash is king still. Plus it's generational. If I said walkman's are the best I would guess you have a different response, more digital based I imagine.

Godel_unicode 6y ago
You're aware that your experiences are not universal though, yes? Anecdotally, I know far more people who have been mugged than had their accounts zeroed out. I actually know more people who have been passed counterfeit money than have had their accounts zeroed as well! It's also hard to have silverfish eat your bank account balance, or have your credit card account catch fire and disappear. https://pestrepublic.com/do-silverfish-eat-money-how-to-keep-your-money-safe/ https://pestrepublic.com/do-silverfish-eat-money-how-to-keep...
jjnoakes 6y ago
I'm curious how your bank account is being emptied so often?
- mr_woozy 6y ago
  and what his account number and pin are!
- melomal 6y ago
  I work in digital marketing so generally I make purchases for random ebooks, courses etc. Chrome tells me that basically every major website has been hacked or exposed. But here is my PIN **
HeadsUpHigh 6y ago
This sounds really stupid. No bank allows it here. You get redirected to the bank's site and are asked to confirm the transaction with all the details including the amount of money, plus there's an OTP pin required. Maybe it's the damn socialism protecting it's citizens with regulations again.
- melomal 6y ago
  Card not present is the bane of the ecommerce world. Which is how most fraud is done but it makes it very easy for banks to recover it.

Godel_unicode 6y ago

You're aware that your experiences are not universal though, yes? Anecdotally, I know far more people who have been mugged than had their accounts zeroed out. I actually know more people who have been passed counterfeit money than have had their accounts zeroed as well! It's also hard to have silverfish eat your bank account balance, or have your credit card account catch fire and disappear. https://pestrepublic.com/do-silverfish-eat-money-how-to-keep-your-money-safe/ https://pestrepublic.com/do-silverfish-eat-money-how-to-keep...

jjnoakes 6y ago

I'm curious how your bank account is being emptied so often?

mr_woozy 6y ago
and what his account number and pin are!
melomal 6y ago
I work in digital marketing so generally I make purchases for random ebooks, courses etc. Chrome tells me that basically every major website has been hacked or exposed. But here is my PIN **

HeadsUpHigh 6y ago

This sounds really stupid. No bank allows it here. You get redirected to the bank's site and are asked to confirm the transaction with all the details including the amount of money, plus there's an OTP pin required. Maybe it's the damn socialism protecting it's citizens with regulations again.

melomal 6y ago
Card not present is the bane of the ecommerce world. Which is how most fraud is done but it makes it very easy for banks to recover it.