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  • born_again
    born_again Posts: 22,261 Forumite
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    Could be a Apple pay Or Android Pay transaction & not a physical card one.

    Life in the slow lane
  • prettyandfluffy
    prettyandfluffy Posts: 903 Forumite
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    born_again said:
    Could be a Apple pay Or Android Pay transaction & not a physical card one.

    That's what I thought but nothing showing against Apple Pay and the location was puzzling.  I've reported it as fraudulent anyway.
  • born_again
    born_again Posts: 22,261 Forumite
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    It wont show against your AP acc, it will be someone setting up a AP acc using your card details.
    Life in the slow lane
  • oldernonethewiser
    oldernonethewiser Posts: 2,589 Forumite
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    When contactless first started being widely available there were posts on Youtube showing how to decontactlessify a card. 
    Things that are differerent: draw & drawer, brought & bought, loose & lose, dose & does, payed & paid


  • Ectophile
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    edited 26 July 2023 at 7:11PM
    oldernonethewiser said:
    When contactless first started being widely available there were posts on Youtube showing how to decontactlessify a card. 

    You "candle" the card using a bright light to work out where the aerial goes.  Then drill a hole through the aerial, or cut a notch in the side of the card through it.  You'd want to avoid the chip, and probably the magnetic stripe too.
    If it sticks, force it.
    If it breaks, well it wasn't working right anyway.
  • SteveJW
    SteveJW Posts: 732 Forumite
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    Just looked at my TSB app, there is a page with switches to turn of contactless
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