Is it Ok for a cashier to write down front debit card number on receipt?

Today i was at the mall, Body Central/ Clothing department store, and i checked out with a debit card.


She swiped it on her computer and i entered my pin on a separate pad, she then wrote my front card number on top of the receipt? (her copy)





Why is that, should i be worried? Why does she need the front number of the card?


I've never seen any other stores do this, even though their checkouts look very "old".|||New credit card processors will store your whole card number electronically and print only the last four or six of your whole sixteen digit number on your receipt. It would make me uncomfortable to have an employee hand write the whole number down too. You would just watch your card activity carefully for the next two months and if something comes up that you didn't do then you will know who to blame and get fired.|||In the old days, credit cards were imprinted on carbon copies and manually submitted to the credit card companies. It is uncommon now, but I wouldn't worry. Perhaps the receipt only prints out some of the account numbers and the store's policy is to write down the full account number to reconcile the credit card receipts against the point of sale system at the end of each day. I would worry if she wrote down the pin number or the security code on the back of the card. Keep an eye on your debit card activity just in case. If it makes you uncomfortable, you might want to call the store's corporate office and let them know your feelings.|||as long as it wasnt a credit card and you covered your pin then you are fine.


check your receipt if it has your bank number then you should be concerned. if not, dont fret.