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Do read http://www.theukcardsassociation.org.uk/contactless_consumer/ContactlessSecurity2015.asp
"It’s not possible simply to ‘steal’ cash from a contactless card – money has to go through the card system.First, you have a retail account to get any money from a card payment. There are thorough security checks before these can be set up and new accounts are monitored for any suspicious activity. Then, every card payment is fully traceable, right through to the recipient account. That means mean if any fraud were reported the recipient could be easily identifiable – and the money taken back.Finally, a contactless card has to be used in a specific way to work. That means it can only be a few centimetres away from the card reader and not near any metal objects, like keys and mobile phones, or indeed any other contactless card. And the fraudster will need to know where your card is.So waving a card reader about in the street or on a train couldn’t take a payment from passers-by. There’s never been any verified report of this ever happening in the UK."2022 | Back to the fold - need a Money Saving mojo reboot!
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Well, of course, you would expect the UK Cards Association to defend its customers, the banks."It’s not possible simply to ‘steal’ cash from a contactless card . .
I seem to recall a recent edition of BBC Radio 4's Moneybox which suggested that contactless-card security is so lax that the regulator has told the banks they must improve. Apparently, it's quite common for debits to be applied to cancelled contactless cards. :eek:.
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The name is in the header of his post, it would appear to be this http://www.skimguard.co.uk/ but I don't know whether it's a 'scam' or effective.Consumerist wrote: »Fortunately, I've no idea what "item" you're talking about0 -
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