On Thu, 8 Aug 2019 04:52:02 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>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.

Ok, thanks, now I know