More and more scams with contactless payment |igeneration

17/12/2022 By gifsauce 623 Views

Contactless payment scams are on the rise at the moment, as reported by the Moneyvox site.This method of payment has become more democratic since the health crisis, and in particular since the withdrawal ceiling was increased by 30 to 50 euros.

A Montpellier transport agent explains to the Midi Libre that in the trams, some fraudsters get small very small businesses (payment terminal) that they are approaching the bag or pockets of their victims to debit them without contact.

This scam is very subtle: there is neither theft of object nor assault, and the victim is generally not aware that when checking his accounts a few days later.The Duck chained says that the crooks will very rarely fly 50 euros at once, but rather 5, 10 or 15 euros.Small sums that can go unnoticed on account statements and weak enough to discourage complaint deposits.

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However, as the UFC Que Choisir recalls, a bank has the obligation to reimburse all sums debited without authorization.If you notice payments of unknown origin, you must immediately turn to your bank to challenge.The consumer association recommends the purchase of small anti-cards for cards.

For our part, we recommend that you deactivate the endless on your card and save it on Apple Pay.Apple's service always requests a verification before authorizing a payment (via Face ID, Touch ID or by Apple Watch) which makes it possible to limit fraud.As a reminder, Apple Pay is available in the majority of banks (since April at BforBank) and is compatible with all iPhones from iPhone 6.

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