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TIL an Argentinian newspaper vendor was able to concoct a hand-written algorithm on his notebook that had allowed him to figure out the CVC numbers of his victims credit cards, analyzing their number and expiration. He was caught after buying tv subscriptions from his stand for the commission.

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