Newsflash 575 of 21 July 2008

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E-TRAC Newsletter - July 2008

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<= font size=3D3 face=3DTahoma>	Rumours of credit card fraud = at TRAC N4 Toll Plazas – YOU ARE SAFE

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= Rumours of credit card fraud at Toll Plazas often surface, only to be f= alse and based on incorrect facts. Following repeated unfounded and = unproven allegations by the Mpumalanga Beeld newspaper (11 July 2008 and 17 July 2008) of fraud and “cloning” of credit cards at the TRAC N4 Toll Plaza= s, Trans African Concessions categorically states the following:

No cases of fraud= or “cloning” of credit cards on the N4 have been repor= ted to Trans African Concessions.
All of the alleged fraudulent transactions, brought to TRAC by Mpumalanga Beeld, were in fact prov= en incorrect. No fraud or “cloning” took place. <= /o:p>

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TRAC investigated e= ach one of the claims made and found that in all instances, transacti= ons were above board. TRAC supplied full details of all transactions = to each one of the complainants of the dates, times and their passages through the toll plaza/s. The proof included visual material of t= he individuals and their motor vehicles. <= font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DTahoma>

Swiping of cards
Merchant agreements with the major banks on the use of credit car= ds insist upon a “pass back period” – in TRAC’s case +/- 30 minutes. This mean= s that once a credit card has been swiped and the transaction cost has b= een deducted, the card CANNOT be accepted at the same card reader for= at least 30 minutes.

It follows that if = a card is swiped more than once by any toll collector, it is simply due = to the fact that the card has NOT been read on the first swipe. Fraudulently “double” or “triple” swiping= a card is simply not possible.

Bulking of transact= ions
Credit card transactions are “rolled up” every 7 days= in effect to save costs for the road user. Every credit card transac= tion is subject to a Government levy of 20c per bank submission. If a = road user makes a number of trips per week and each transaction is sub= mitted individually, the charge to the road user will be higher. With “roll ups” the levy paid is only 20c for the one submission every 7 days.

The “roll up&= #8221; also explains why a road user’s bank statement will reflect transactions at a Toll Plaza on a different date as when the actual transaction took place, and why there may seem to be duplication of transactions.

Credit card “= phishing” or falsifying=
Information has been received that some crime syndicates may make= use of Toll Plazas to obtain credit card information in order to fals= ify these credit cards. TRAC has not experienced any such criminal activity at any of its Toll Plazas.

Commitment against = crime
TRAC is committed to combat any criminal activities along the N4, from Pretoria to Maputo
Any criminal and fraudulent activities will be addressed immediately and with the full support of the law. Rest assured th= at TRAC will be the first to make a full announcement to the public, should it ever become aware of fraudulent activities at any of its Toll Plazas in South Africa and Mozamb= ique.

Should you become a= ware of any such activities, report the matter immediately to 0800 TRA= C N4 (0800 8722 64) and at your nearest branch of the SA Police Servic= e.
Kindly provide the following information:

Date of your trip
Plaza/s name where you used your card
Vehicle registration number=

Banking institution
Credit card number
Name on credit card
Contact details

All information wil= l be treated as confidential. Information will be communicated directl= y to you.

If you have not yet registered for the TR= AC N4 news updates, do so on www.tracn4.co.za

PLEASE SEND THIS EM= AIL TO FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES WHO USE THE N4 TOLL ROUTE.

Information supplied by: Trans African Concessions=

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Brenda Horne

CEO

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