"Ghost tapping"
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Not a Halloween phenomenon. It’s a new scam.
Americans who use tap-to-pay lose thousands due to a new scam
If you use contactless payment on your phone, the Better Business Bureau has a new warning about a scam that could cost you thousands.
“Ghost tapping is a scam that targets tap-to-pay cards and mobile wallets. Tap-to-pay works through Near Field Communication (NFC), which allows devices to exchange data at very close range.”
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Is this related to RFID compromising your card?
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Wait. There's a way around this, no? Don't tap to pay but more fundamental I think there is a metal card holder that stops your card from being read. I want one.
@Daniel Yes, it doesn’t even have to be metal. I have a flexible sleeve that protects the card. Also my shoulder bag’s front pocket has the blocking technology embedded in the fabric.
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Don’t you have to approve tap to pay? Mine won’t pay unless I either unlock with face id, or type in my lock code.
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@CHAS I think we’re looking at 2 different things. I tap to pay with my phone (ApplePay), and it needs my unlock code or face ID before it lets me pay. I don’t usually do the credit card tap, because I don’t like to haul my wallet out of my bag, and then find the card.
I suppose someone could ghost tap my credit card? But it’s never out somewhere easy!
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I am not convinced that the various RF-protective sleeves/fabric/wallets etc. actually work as advertised. I'd say, after you get your product, test it -- put your tap-to-pay card in your product, then try to scan it at a tap-to-pay terminal and see if it still works.
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I am not convinced that the various RF-protective sleeves/fabric/wallets etc. actually work as advertised. I'd say, after you get your product, test it -- put your tap-to-pay card in your product, then try to scan it at a tap-to-pay terminal and see if it still works.
@Axtremus said in "Ghost tapping":
I am not convinced that the various RF-protective sleeves/fabric/wallets etc. actually work as advertised. I'd say, after you get your product, test it -- put your tap-to-pay card if your product, then try to scan it at a tap-to-pay terminal and see if it still works.
Why aren't you? Have you tried this experiment? We're living in a bad dream if, in fact, anyone can steal your money out of thin air!
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Norton and AARP weigh in.
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