Originally posted by Bluebird
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Ah, I see - for those "secret" purchases
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One current account, one savings account, one credit card - nice and easy!"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." CiceroComment
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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
pre-pay debit cards have no audit trail....Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon
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*Everything* has an audit trail, with the possible exception of used cash and / or hard drugs.Originally posted by Bluebird View Post
When you use the card the transaction is recorded by the retailers payment system and transmitted to their bank, which records it. Their bank then requests the funds from the related card account and the systems there record that transaction. When you "top up" the account, by phone or otherwise, the transaction is recorded including details of the when, where and how.
Even if you only ever top it up with a PAYG phone and sim that you paid cash for the system will still record the transaction details.
Given sufficient reason and a cooperative judge to issue the warrants it is perfectly possible to at least identify the general location of the phone used to do it. With the cooperation of the phone companies to keep tabs on that number they can do even better.
The only way that you might be able to remain anonymous is to buy a PAYG phone and SIM for cash, top up the card and throw the phone away immediately afterwards. Even then you'd have to be certain that the card issuer has no accurate information on who it is who holds the card.
Of course if the reason you want it is not going to involve law enforcement and / or security services it's probably a moot point but still, everything has an audit trail if you know where to look.Last edited by DaveB; 10 September 2007, 14:13."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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as long as I don't leave DNA in the boot I should be ok...Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostCenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galonComment
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how about using one of these just for online transactions to avoid fraud???
and watch CSI they give great tips on how to remove claret from the boot carpet!cut me - ill bleed rosso redComment
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Because you don't have Consumer Credit protection like you do on a private credit card - buy something duff (or not delivered or vendor goes bust etc) on a personal CC and the CC company will refund you - debit cards don't have that protection ... and neither in law do company CC's though some offer protection in their T&C'sOriginally posted by poser View PostComment
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