Nowadays technology is moving as fast as it is moving, the faster the methods of fraud are also increasing. If you think that your debit card or credit card is safe only to keep in your wallet or bag, then be careful! Maybe next time when you are traveling in the metro or go to the crowded market, then your money will fly away without knowing.
Actually, now scammers have a special device, which is called ‘RFID skimmer’. It is a small gadget that is exactly the NFC of our ATM or debit card ie & lsquo; Pay & rsquo; Works on technology. & Nbsp;
You must have seen that nowadays most of the cards have this facility that just tap and payment is made near the machine. Just take advantage of this technology, these scammers. & Nbsp;
If you place your card in the wallet, placed it in a wallet bag and you are standing in the metro or bus, then a light touch is enough. If the scammer has a RFID skimmer device and it passes by you, it can steal all the details of your card in minutes. It is so fast that you will not even know when your data is stolen.
After this, a clone card can be made using that data and it can also cause transactions. Think, you have your card but money is disappearing from your account, how dangerous it is!
So what is the way to escape?
Do not panic, there is also a solution. There are now such wallets in the market which come with RFID blocking technology. These are made of special types of materials that prevent the signal of the skimmer device, which keeps your data safe.
If you do not want to buy such a wallet at the moment, then there is no problem, there is also a small domestic jugaad. Wrap the same fool around your debit or credit card and then keep it in the wallet. It also helps a large extent in blocking the signal of the skimmer device.
So the next time you leave the house, do not take only purse and money, take some understanding along. It should not happen that you are standing in the crowd and no one quietly steal the money from your pocket, but steal the card data.