How many tracks do you need to write cc details?

[dudegetalife]

How many tracks do you need on an encoder to write cc info onto a blank pvc???

will the 1 or 2 track ones work?

[undergroundbay.biz]

You need two tracks. Now will you please delete the thread?

[maskedwolfpup]

are the pin numbers for gift cards encoded into the tracks, or only the number for the card and the 4 digit code stored on a central server?

[undergroundbay.biz]

Originally Posted by maskedwolfpup

are the pin numbers for gift cards encoded into the tracks, or only the number for the card and the 4 digit code stored on a central server?

Most all gift cards do not have pin numbers. There supposed to be used to buy something. Cash is not a gift so they don't give 'em pin numbers.

[maskedwolfpup]

Originally Posted by undergroundbay.biz

Most all gift cards do not have pin numbers. There supposed to be used to buy something. Cash is not a gift so they don't give 'em pin numbers.

all the gift cards i see have a part you scratch off the back to reveal a 4 digit code

[stdismas]

Originally Posted by undergroundbay.biz

You need two tracks. Now will you please delete the thread?

Sorry, wrong...you need all three tracks. That's why it's so damn hard to find a magnetic stripe reader/writer or ID printer with built-in encoder that can actually encode all three. Most of them are 1/2 track encoders, and a lot of the Chinese suppliers lie on their ads and try to sell 2-track encoders as 3-track.

Most gift cards with PINs work on a central server system...you wouldn't need a PIN if you were swiping a gift card right at the cash register, as you've got the card right there in hand. PINs are there mostly so when you make a purchase online, you can prove that you own the actual, physical card with the PIN printed on it.

There's a common scam (best around holidays) where crooks take a stack of gift cards from a store, write down all the card/PIN numbers, and either replace the scratched-off PIN area with their own sticker, or just remove it completely and hope customers don't know better. Then they put the cards back in a display at the store, and check them regularly online until a balance shows up (a customer paid for it), and use it quickly to buy stuff illegally.

[slim-ov-derby]

Originally Posted by stdismas

There's a common scam (best around holidays) where crooks take a stack of gift cards from a store, write down all the card/PIN numbers, and either replace the scratched-off PIN area with their own sticker, or just remove it completely and hope customers don't know better. Then they put the cards back in a display at the store, and check them regularly online until a balance shows up (a customer paid for it), and use it quickly to buy stuff illegally.

I wrote a textfile on that on totse, can't remember if I posted it here, but I do remember posting how to make the replacement putty to apply back onto the cards once you've scratched it off to get the number.