Fraudsters will seek to make money by compromising the security features of pre-paid scratch cards. There are many ways that fraudsters will attempt to read the PINs of scratch cards without leaving any visible signs on the card that the PIN has been used. Often they are successful, causing loss to the operator and complaints from the customer who eventually buys the card.
Even if they are not activated these cards are as good as cash to the fraudster who will either sell them to an unsuspecting customer or just wait until the card is made active. There are many security features that can be applied to protect a scratch card. There are even more, tools and techniques that the fraudster will use to breach that security.
Telcora operates a scratch-card testing facility using the same tools and techniques adopted by the fraudsters to test the strength of security mechanisms applied to scratch cards. Telcora can provide an expert and comparative assessment for you, benchmarking your scratch cards within the industry. Use our services to:
Test the strength of your current cards Test the security of a potential or new suppliers' product Test the strength of your competitors cards to see how you compare (Remember that the fraudster will pick on the easy target) Verify that each delivery of cards from your supplier meets the agreed standard and that cheaper, less secure raw materials are not being introduced into your product