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08-17-2006, 05:51 PM
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Sipgate Security Code
I just put some credit into my Sipgate account for the first time and
had to call 10200 from my sip line to obtain a security code to be able to process the payment. Can anyone tell me why this should be necessary. What are they trying to stop? -- Les Desser (The Reply-to address IS valid) Les Desser |
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08-17-2006, 06:29 PM
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Re: Sipgate Security Code
Les Desser wrote:
> I just put some credit into my Sipgate account for the first time and > had to call 10200 from my sip line to obtain a security code to be able > to process the payment. > > Can anyone tell me why this should be necessary. What are they trying > to stop? Credit card fraud, presumably by bots. -- <http://ale.cx/> (AIM:troffasky) () 18:28:59 up 23 days, 23:51, 2 users, load average: 0.01, 0.06, 0.18 This is my BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMSTICK |
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08-17-2006, 08:46 PM
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Re: Sipgate Security Code
In article <>, alexd <> Thu, 17 Aug
2006 17:29:19 writes >Les Desser wrote: > >> I just put some credit into my Sipgate account for the first time and >> had to call 10200 from my sip line to obtain a security code to be able >> to process the payment. >> >> Can anyone tell me why this should be necessary. What are they trying >> to stop? > >Credit card fraud, presumably by bots. > Don't quite follow that. I can see that the need to call would eliminate the possibility of bots being involved, but I still do not see what type of fraud would be involved that could not be equally well done by a human. -- Les Desser (The Reply-to address IS valid) |
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08-18-2006, 01:33 AM
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Re: Sipgate Security Code
"Les Desser" <> wrote in message
news: [snip] > I can see that the need to call would eliminate the > possibility of bots being involved, but I still do not > see what type of fraud would be involved that could not > be equally well done by a human. It only ever needs to be done once, the first time you ever credit the account. Any further payments won't require a code. Ivor |
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08-18-2006, 09:17 AM
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Re: Sipgate Security Code
In article <>, Ivor Jones
<> Fri, 18 Aug 2006 01:33:18 writes >"Les Desser" <> wrote in message >news: > >[snip] > >> I can see that the need to call would eliminate the >> possibility of bots being involved, but I still do not >> see what type of fraud would be involved that could not >> be equally well done by a human. > >It only ever needs to be done once, the first time you ever credit the >account. Any further payments won't require a code. > I accept that, but just like to understand what fraud (or other) is being stopped by having this requirement. Not something I will loose sleep over but just intrigued as to what harm can be done by anyone crediting an account with some money. -- Les Desser (The Reply-to address IS valid) |
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08-18-2006, 01:41 PM
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Re: Sipgate Security Code
Les Desser wrote: > I accept that, but just like to understand what fraud (or other) is > being stopped by having this requirement. a stupidity check that you are putting the money on the right account ? Phil |
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08-18-2006, 02:41 PM
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Re: Sipgate Security Code
In article < .com>,
PhilT <> Fri, 18 Aug 2006 05:41:58 writes > >Les Desser wrote: > >> I accept that, but just like to understand what fraud (or other) is >> being stopped by having this requirement. > >a stupidity check that you are putting the money on the right account ? > Possibly, but then I think it would be appropriate to do this on every top-up. The only cause for confusion I can think of is someone having several accounts, in which case the confusion could arise every time. -- Les Desser (The Reply-to address IS valid) |
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