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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: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 09 2019, @11:02PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 09 2019, @11:02PM (#891929)

    The institution identification code makes up about half the digits in a typical credit number, so memorize a list of IICs for popular local banks and you substantially reduce your memory load.

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