USPS scam ?

72bluNblu said

I didn’t say it can’t happen. But the fact that it has to be done at close range and in public means it’s not a common way to get card numbers. How many video cameras would that guy have been on to get to you in that store? Probably a dozen at least.

Compared to the risk of data breaches and your information being sold online or even just falling for a phishing text and putting your own information out there the RFID thing is a drop in the bucket. There are a lot of things in this world worth worrying about before you get down to RFID scanners.

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I agree it's probably not common. Only has to happen once to be a real annoyance. More common, appears to be skimmers put in ATM machines or card readers at gas pumps. At least thats what I hear about actually happening around here (local police and news media), recently.


As far as security cameras go, it's a relatively risk free endeavor for the perp. What could I have done? Go back to the store, 'hey, can you roll the tape from one week ago? A guy walked really close to me.' He probably sold the information, anyway. There's almost no traceability to him.