Most people reading this probably have a contactless bank card and most people have probably lost it at some point and seen some dickhead rack up a load of charges on it. Sure, you usually get it back because the fraud squads at most banks are pretty good, but it’s still pretty scary to know that some waster has had access to your details and funds.

Apparently now there’s a new scam going around where people can actually steal your money without even getting a hold of your card. It’s explained by a Facebook user called Paul Jarvis:

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So this guy was spotted wandering round with a Point of Sale (POS) device. All he has to do is key in a price less than £30 and then touch the device on the pocket that contains your wallet.

Ching! You’ve just been charged automatically on your touch pay enabled credit/debit card. We just tried this in my local pub with their POS device and it worked.

(I’ve actually shown people this using the NFC function on my mobile to read their card data through their wallet to freak them out but this is the first time I’ve seen someone doing it for real). Time to invest in a screened wallet I guess…

Terrfiying, but apparently some people are calling him out saying that this picture actually comes from a guy on a Russian train and this dude has just stolen it, so maybe you don’t have to be too scared JUST yet. Still, there’s a very real threat of these crimes so it might be an idea to invest in that screened wallet he recommended. Just saying.

It’s actually even easier to steal someone’s details via contactless, so make sure you’re protected against that too.