Proving more secure, chip-and-pin cards are embedded with microchips and require cardholders to input a personal identification number rather than signing receipts.

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The first step in this process, signing up to be assigned or re-issued a personal identification number (PTIN), is underway.

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There doesn't appear to be an identification requirement, although the card does require one to memorize a personal identification number.

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If he loses his collar, rescue organizations will scan the back of his neck, see his personal identification number, and contact you.

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If your card gets stuck in an ATM, do not re-enter your personal identification number in the hope of retrieving a stuck card.

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You do this by using a personal identification number (PIN).

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The victim's card is apparently kept by the machine and the thief steps in and offers to help but asks the person to type in their Personal Identification Number (PIN).

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If you have a "reasonable" expectation of victimization because your information was breached or you already have been victimized, ask the IRS for an identity protection personal identification number, or IP PIN.

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The industry hopes that the introduction in 2003 of chip cards and the personal identification number (Pin) payment system in the UK will lead to a significant reduction in most types of card fraud.

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But you might find it difficult to set up a new account until you have suitable personal identification in your new destination (such as a job or rental contract or social security number in the US), so make sure you have a decent credit card with zero foreign transaction fees to get you through the first few weeks.

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