New method of bank card fraud ‘ghost tapping’ targets tap to pay users

A popular payment method is being targeted by scammers.The scam is called “ghost tapping,” and it’s a method hackers are ...
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More customers say 'tap-to-pay' charged their credit card through bags, pockets

SAN FRANCISCO -- Many viewers have responded to a report by San Francisco's KGO-TV about a woman whose credit card was charged without her knowing it. Turns out the "tap-to-pay" terminal at Safeway ...

Using Tap-To-Pay Often? Here's How Your Transactions Are Kept Safe & Secure

Tap to pay is a method of payment that uses NFC and other technologies to keep your transactions secure. Here's how it works ...

Viral posts spark concerns over tap-to-pay stickers at Ga. gas pumps

Viral warnings online have sparked confusion and concern at gas pumps in Georgia. According to both state regulators and QuikTrip officials, the panic may be misplaced.Several videos circulating on ...
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Stewart’s slowly reintroducing tap-to-pay

The stores halted the tap-to-pay option back in October due to fraudulent credit card payments. They first noticed the fraudulent activity on Oct. 19 and quickly took action, according to a ...

Scammers use tap-to-pay fraud schemes to steal money, BBB says

New technology introduces new scams, according to the Better Business Bureau, including the new “ghost tapping” scam.
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No, customers aren’t charged an extra fee to use tap-to-pay

Contactless payment methods, also known as tap-to-pay, have surged in usage since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Contactless payment methods include debit or credit cards that just ...

Newlyweds are setting up credit card machines at their receptions for this tacky reason: ‘Don’t be tight, pay for our flight’

“Tasha and I already have a house and everything we need — no one needs another five toasters!” Martin, who works at Mercedes, told the Daily Mail of their decision to install a credit card scanner ...