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posted by janrinok on Monday September 09 2019, @08:54PM   Printer-friendly
from the do-not-let-go-of-your-card dept.

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Clerk uses photographic memory to steal credit card info from 1,300 customers

[....] In Japan, though, a store clerk has stolen credit card information the old fashioned way: Looking at and memorizing the details of over 1,300 customers, according to local news.

The 34-year-old clerk worked at a mall in Koto City, near Tokyo. Police allege he memorized the 16-digit credit card number, security code and expiry date of customers during the small period of time it takes to complete a purchase transaction. This is all according to a translation by SoraNews of reports from Sankei News and Hachima Kiko publications.

Police added that, after arresting the clerk, they found a notebook containing the credit card details of 1,300 victims, reports ANN News. The scammer, despite apparently having a Sherlock Holmes level of memorization ability, led police straight to him by using stolen credit card information to buy two bags valued at 270,000 yen (approximately $2,500) -- which he then had mailed to his own address.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Gaaark on Monday September 09 2019, @09:16PM (4 children)

    by Gaaark (41) on Monday September 09 2019, @09:16PM (#891867) Journal

    He STUPID smart!

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  • (Score: 2) by PinkyGigglebrain on Monday September 09 2019, @10:50PM (3 children)

    by PinkyGigglebrain (4458) on Monday September 09 2019, @10:50PM (#891923)

    I remember reading that Einstein's wife had to paint the front door of their home bright red because he husband kept forgetting which home was his. It still didn't work all the time :)

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 09 2019, @11:18PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 09 2019, @11:18PM (#891932)

      That’s what I told my wife when she caught me naked in the neighbour’s house.

    • (Score: 2) by JNCF on Monday September 09 2019, @11:27PM

      by JNCF (4317) on Monday September 09 2019, @11:27PM (#891934) Journal

      Funny, I heard the same story about his cousin.

      (Kidding -- I'm not sure which wife this story is about, and my brief googling suggested that Albert himself supposedly painted the door.)

    • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Tuesday September 10 2019, @08:41AM

      by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Tuesday September 10 2019, @08:41AM (#892135) Homepage

      In his defence, it was probably made out of ticky-tacky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUoXtddNPAM [youtube.com]

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