[littlemo]

it's still something to be wary of, we've had several cases of fraud over here, particularly in gas stations, if the card is swiped twice- the cashier says it didn't go through 1st time) the 2nd transaction after you've entered your number is closed but the first is left open. they go back into it and by zooming in with whats on the security camera tape, work out your pin from there and just make a cash withdrawal. The scan that went on here did that for a few years, only taking small amounts out at a time therefore on your statement it didn't look like unusual activity. Therefore getting away with quite a large sum of money. so as it was pointed out below, always shield your entery, esp cause security cameras are usually pointing straight at the checkout and when putting gas in the car, forget about rounding it up to the nearest pound, who cares if this means the cashier has to add odd numbers, that way you'll always be able to catch any unusal activity from the gas station.