On Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 6:43:57 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Aug 2019 03:11:26 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 10:11:27 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > On 6 Aug 2019 22:49:47 GMT, notbob > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > >On 2019-08-06, graham > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > >> The crooks had
> >> > >> swapped out the pads in a number of stores.....
> >> > >
> >> > > They hadda a "heads-up" mini-documentary on that very thing on one
> >> > > of the major networks.
> >> > >
> >> > > They sed debit/credit cards could even stolen from "swipe-a-card"
> >> > > gas pumps. Never buy gas with credit/debit card if there is not a
> >> > > padlock on the door on the pump. It takes all of 10 secs to swap
> >> > > out an illegal "card reader" on most gas pumps.
> >> > >
> >> > > nb
> >> >
> >> > You'd have to be pretty dumb not to spot it nb!
> >>
> >> No they are very sophisticated now and not obvious at all. The
> >> scammers even have hand held sorts where it's not at the machine now.
> >> They just walk by. Get RFID protectors.
> >
> >Neither my debit card nor my credit card has an RFID chip.
>
> I plan to go through my entire life without knowing, wondering or
> asking what an RFID chip is. So far so good!

Refrain from wondering no longer. It's chip that receives signals from
a source of RF (radio frequency) emissions and answers back with its
ID (identity).

I've got one on the access card for the building I work in. I wave it
at the sensor and the door unlocks. It works right through my wallet.

Cindy Hamilton