On Thu, 8 Aug 2019 14:40:34 -0500, Hank Rogers >
wrote:

>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.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>How'd you manage that? Does your bank give you a choice of whether
>or not to have the chips?
>
They are different to the ones originally put out that's all, hence
why Shenk if wrong about needing 'a protector' - that was way back
when.