Rip-off with the contactless payment function

Contactless payment is meant to be convenient and fast. It is only safe to a limited extent.

Simplified procedures in payment transactions have their light and shadow. Doing without the PIN for contactless payments of small amounts, for example, gives thieves an interesting field of activity if cards are carried unprotected. SWR shows how easy it is. We offer ideas for protection against theft.

The “NFC function” of modern bank cards certainly makes paying at any till easier (and faster), so it is evidently a blessing. However, an SWR team showed back in 2019 that this achievement in payment transactions also has its downside. Convenience apparently has its price, as shown in the documentary (German):

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Security against confidence tricks

Prevent thieves from reading your NFC-enabled debit or credit cards without your control. When you are out and about, simply put your cards and money in an RFID protective case, and confidence tricksters are powerless. Such cases have been available in several colours on the GAIA marketplace for some time. The range has now been expanded:

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