[Europe.justus] Fwd: Hotel keys - the credit card type

[Pierre Whalon]

This comes from an impeccable source.

+Pierre

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> Subject: Hotel keys - the credit card type
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> This is pretty good info. Never even thought about key cards  
> containing anything other than an access code for the room!
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> HOTEL KEY CARDS
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> Ever wonder what is on your magnetic key card?
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> Answer:
> a. Customer's name
> B. Customer's partial home address
> c. Hotel room number
> d. Check-in date and out dates
> e. Customer's credit card number and expiration date!
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> When you turn them in to the front desk your personal information is  
> there for any employee to access by simply scanning the card in the  
> hotel scanner. An employee can take a hand full of cards home and  
> using a scanning device, access the information onto a laptop  
> computer and go shopping at your expense.
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> Simply put, hotels do not erase the information on these cards until  
> an employee reissues the card to the next hotel guest. At that time,  
> the new guest's information is electronically 'overwritten' on the  
> card and the previous guest's information is erased in the  
> overwriting process.
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> But until the card is rewritten for the next guest, it usually is  
> kept in a drawer at the front desk with YOUR INFORMATION ON IT!
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> The bottom line is: Keep the cards, take them home with you, or  
> destroy them. NEVER leave them behind in the room or room  
> wastebasket, and NEVER turn them into the front desk when you check  
> out of a room. They will not charge you for the card (it's illegal)  
> and you'll be sure you are not leaving a lot of valuable personal  
> information on it that could be easily lifted off with any simple  
> scanning device card reader.
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> For the same reason, if you arrive at the airport and discover you  
> still have the card key in your pocket, do not toss it in an airport  
> trash basket. Take it home and destroy it by cutting it up,  
> especially through the electronic information strip!
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> If you have a small magnet, pass it across the magnetic strip  
> several times. Then try it in the door, it will not work. It erases  
> everything on the card.
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> Information courtesy of:   Police Service.
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> PLEASE FORWARD to friends and family
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Bishop (Mgr) Pierre Whalon
Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe
23, avenue George V
75008 Paris France
+33 1 53 23 84 06  (tel)
+33 1 49 52 96 85 (fax)
office at tec-europe.org





The Rt. Rev. Pierre W. Whalon, D.D.
Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe
23 avenue George V
75008 Paris France
+33 1 53 23 84 06  (tel)
+33 1 49 52 96 85 (fax)
office at tec-europe.org



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