I accidentally loaned all my money to the US government

Post by hedora » Sun, May 01, 2022, 2:24 PM UTC

otherme123 wrote: post #54

FartyMcFarter wrote: post #16

Alternative title: "I purposefully tried to make a transaction that breaks the rules, it didn't end well."

So if someone makes an honest mistake and types and extra number, it's OK to both 1) don't process any amount and 2) hold the money for two months. That doesn't feel right to me. E.g. I buy shares and mistype the ticker or buy extra. It processes but then I notice my mistake and I can either fix it by selling, or decide ir doesn't matter and keep the shares. What doesn't make any sense is the broker keeping the money…

Post by wfhordie » Sun, May 01, 2022, 2:26 PM UTC

Post by codedokode » Sun, May 01, 2022, 2:28 PM UTC

Someone1234 wrote: post #183

jefftk wrote: post #62

> They require you to enter your password by clicking on a virtual keyboard. This pseudo-security measure actually only slows down humans, not bots, because you can still edit the value of the text field using Javascript. I don't think this is generally worth it as a security measure, but the goal is not to protect against automation. Instead, custom on-screen keyboards are attempts to thwart keyloggers.

> Instead, custom on-screen keyboards are attempts to thwart keyloggers. Commercial malware doesn't work this way. The term "keylogger" is a misnomer. "Keylogging" without context provides an unintelligible stream of garbage that might have well be from a random number generator. Most malware that I've seen either directly target the browser or the operating system, but in both cases they're looking for an unencrypte…

Post by [deleted] » Sun, May 01, 2022, 2:30 PM UTC

smachiz wrote: post #182

delecti wrote: post #180

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Incidentally, that exact confusion is why he made the third transaction for $9,975. The refund on his second transaction will either be for $25 or $10,000, so his third transaction will either be refunded in full or not at all.

If they refund the entirety of the second transaction, logic follows a third transaction of $9,975 would be correct if you actually wanted to buy $10k. I suspect that's not what's going to happen though. OP will get a refund of $25 + $9,975.

Post by jefftk » Sun, May 01, 2022, 2:31 PM UTC

Someone1234 wrote: post #183

jefftk wrote: post #62

> They require you to enter your password by clicking on a virtual keyboard. This pseudo-security measure actually only slows down humans, not bots, because you can still edit the value of the text field using Javascript. I don't think this is generally worth it as a security measure, but the goal is not to protect against automation. Instead, custom on-screen keyboards are attempts to thwart keyloggers.

> Instead, custom on-screen keyboards are attempts to thwart keyloggers. Commercial malware doesn't work this way. The term "keylogger" is a misnomer. "Keylogging" without context provides an unintelligible stream of garbage that might have well be from a random number generator. Most malware that I've seen either directly target the browser or the operating system, but in both cases they're looking for an unencrypte…