lebanese loop

French translation: lasso marseillais

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English term or phrase:	lebanese loop
French translation:	lasso marseillais
Entered by:	Dominique COENE

16:27 Sep 12, 2007

English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / techniques de fraude ATM

English term or phrase: lebanese loop

card skimming - this is where the criminal puts a copying device on or around the card reader to copy the data from the magnetic stripe on the card, card trapping - where the criminal puts a device such as a ‘lebanese loop’ in the card reader area to capture or trap the card and PIN capture - where the criminal places a camera on the ATM to record the PIN being entered by the consumer or simply observes over the consumer’s shoulder.

Dominique COENE KudoZ activity Questions: 362 (10 open) (30 without valid answers) (27 closed without grading) Answers: 21
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lasso marseillais

Explanation:
J'ai trouvé un article parlant d'escroqueries sur les cartes bancaires utilisant ce terme dont la définition correspond aux définitions trouvées en anglais pour "lebanese loop" (installation d'un dispositif sur la fente du distributeur ATM destiné à "coincer" la carte tandis que l'escroc regarde le code par dessus l'épaule ou par caméra et retire ensuite son dispositif avec la carte.
Seul "hic" : le site de la RTBF est le seul où je trouve cette expression....

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-09-12 19:11:10 GMT)
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en effet je viens de voir la note de "achab" et l'expression "collet marseillais" est utilisée le plus souvent

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Delphine G
Local time: 11:12

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magnifique!!!! Merci beaucoup pour ce coup de main très précieux!!
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lasso marseillais

Delphine G

lebanese loop

GILLES MEUNIER

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lebanese loop

Explanation:
je pensais à boucle libanaise. Mais comme c'est un type de fraude, comme les types d'attaques, c'est souvent non traduit....

In fact this is a relatively 'old' scam (known as the Lebanese Loop) that has been seen in the US and elsewhere. This latest version claims to be from the ...
cluestick.info/hoax/Lebanese_Loop.htm - 7k - En cache - Pages similaires

Credit Card Scam Warning- [ Traduire cette page ]Dubbed the ‘Lebanese Loop’ because of gangs from that country first used the device in which a metal loop is fed into the machine attached to a false ...
www.bedfordhomewatch.co.uk/cp_credit_card_scam_warning2.htm - 27k

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 11:12
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 2059

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lasso marseillais

Delphine G
Local time: 11:12
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magnifique!!!! Merci beaucoup pour ce coup de main très précieux!!

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