@pizza1 wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:I actually bought a wallet and a passport cover that blocks scanning so that I feel safer when I carry either. I always wondered if it really worked and I had my passport in my hand going through security and it buzzed me.
So sorry this happened to you, pizza. We all need to be extra diligent this time of year, it seems.
really?? They have those?? That is kinda cool... I wonder if they sell them for women as well?? I may read up on that..
Amazon is where I bought mine! It is awesome! This is a woman's wallet!
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@LadyJEsq wrote:
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@LadyJEsq wrote:
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@pizza1 wrote:
@LadyJEsq wrote:Oh yes they do. I have one and I also have CC sleeves that offer the same protection (at least that's the claim) for my stylish wallets that don't have the protection.
Lady...Where did buy yours??
This is really a big misconception. You do not need any kind of sleeve or wallet to protect the average credit card because they can;t be read by anyone else. Only cards with RFID can be scanned and with the exception of a few Amex cards that you have to ask for, credit cards do not have RFID. The whole 'credit card scanning' hype was created by a few youtube videos and news reports when RFID cards came on the market. In reality therenhave been very few reports of any card with RFID being comprised that way. So unless you have an RFID card, you're wasting your money.
Well, I do, and even if the likelihood of it happening is low, I still rather be protected than not.
That's fine if you have one but the average credit card holder does not and a lot of them mistakenly think their card can be scanned when its impossible to do.
I didn't realize that they'd gone out of favor. I liked the tap and pay option. Although I haven't used it in awhile now since it's my debit card and I'm all about the rewards now.
I did forget to mention that they are on some debit cards as well. The feature is great but i think because of all the bad publicity the CC companies changed direction. I just got my Global Entry card and it came with RFID and a protective sleeve so the technology is still being employed, just not on CCs. Thieves wil ruin it everytime.
Thank You Irish for doing some clarification on that for me. Im going to need to google this, as I still dont really thoroughly understand the concept 
I just had fraud on my Venture as well. It was about $150 for a company called Shakeology. I guess they are a mail order protein shake business (which I would never buy, and I don't sign up for recurring deliveries of anything anyways). When I do a search on this company, CC fraud is the very first entry on Google. Apparently that is their main business.
I took care of it via chat, the Capital One rep was very quick and responsive. Cancelled the old card, issued a new one. I should have a replacement in a week. Took less than 5 minutes total, so kudos to Cap One CS. Not sure how the information was compramised. I did use the card on a trip last week, and I have purchased stuff online with it.
@pizza1 wrote:Thank You Irish for doing some clarification on that for me. Im going to need to google this, as I still dont really thoroughly understand the concept
Well, impersonationg google, it really is pretty simple. There are two types of chips, RFID, used in contactless (tap and pay) cards with the symbol in Irish's posts, and the EMV chip (as in chip & sig and chip & pin) that many cards have been getting over the last year or so. Some cards have both, but cards with any RFID will have that symbol
In theory, RFID cards COULD be read by someone close by, and that is why there is a market in shielding sleeves etc. The same concern was raised with chipped (RFID) passports, some changes were made there and again there is a market if protective devices. How good any of the protection is I don't know (anyone can market anything!)
@pizza1 wrote:
@tntexans72 wrote:See pizza, leave the 20k venture at home when buying small items. Only bring low limit cards to make small purchases.
LOL...BTW, this is a $47k Venture
...and my Low limit $1k Cabelas had fruad not too long ago either, SMH!!
Pizza,
Sorry to hear about yet another fraud issue with you! Perhaps you should stop wearing the Jimmy Choos into Bath & Body Works
If it makes you feel better, I just had someone charge 2.5k in airfare through Southwest on my Ritz card. The idiot used his real name along with the members of his family. Ive also never flown southwest in my life - none of which, JP Morgan seemed to care about. I did all this research before I called them and they couldnt have cared less.
Hope you get a break soon!
