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An interview with a card scammer

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Several months ago I fell victim to a huge card skimming scam. Ok, it was only £20 that they managed to steal from my card, but still... I was furious at myself more than towards the little fraudsters. I should have known better as I never really trusted those contact-less cards. I was mentioning this incident to an absolute stranger I met in a coffee shop a few weeks ago. We got onto this topic as I overheard him telling the waitress that the card she was trying to tap was not contact-less,  “never trust them”  he said to her. I looked at him, smiled and interjected that I never liked contact-less cards either as I had been scammed before. We started a conversation, as you do, and mentioned that I was still confused as to how they scammed me. He then went into full details on what he thinks could have occurred. This was becoming interesting and I started to realise that this guy knew a little more than he should, I then had to ask him how he knew all of this? He smiled ba

The "Bro Code" - For when it comes to pursuing her

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When women say chivalry is dead, what they mean is, men have become  pussies  or lack that  gentleman  appeal. From a guys perspective, it's because their brothers are not following the Gentleman's guide to the Bro-Code. Gentlemen, before we continue to read from the  Book of Bro , we need to define a few terms first. A  Bro . This is a guy's guy-friend If he's on your phone contacts or Facebook Friends-List, this is your Bro. A  GF . This is the Girlfriend of the Bro. Girlfriend is defined by any woman that he may or may not be in a full-blown relationship with. The Asshole bylaw. If your Bro turns out to be an asshole or is an asshole to his GF, you can plead the  Asshole Bylaw,  in which case the Bro code does not apply. So rescuing her (the GF) from his  punk-ass  will be commended by the brotherhood and you will have their blessing. The Bro-Code  #1 Thou shalt not screw around with another Bro's GF. #2 Thou shall not put yourself in