Video shows how easy it is for scammers armed with only a skimming device and a laptop to steal contactless card data from unwitting shoppers amid fraud 'pandemic'

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Video shows how easy it is for scammers armed with only a skimming device and a laptop to steal contactless card data from unwitting shoppers amid fraud 'pandemic' (www.dailymail.co.uk)

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I know it sounds paranoid but the one card I did own years ago I would place tin foil folded in my wallet and put the card in that. It stops scanning totally since it can't penetrate the foil. Simple cheap and effective.

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