RFID Pickpocketing Prevention

Protect Yourself from Electronic Pickpocketing

There is a new form of identity theft that puts everyone at risk. This new form of identity and credit cards theft is so cunning, so covert that if it happened to you, you’d be none the wiser until the criminal attempts to access your account. What is this technology and why haven’t your heard about it? It is a very new form of identity theft. Although no one has claimed to be a victim of this method of identity theft, it would be to your benefit to do what you can to prevent this new threat from actually happening to you.

Advances in technology have made life easier for all of us, but it has also made it much easier to become a victim of credit card and identity theft. Technology can be used for good as well as for evil. Some people choose to work hard and make an honest living, and others prefer to steal from those who are trying to make an honest living. If you have a credit card or debit card, you’ve probably heard a lot either online or in regular media about skimming.

There are new high-tech methods that crooks can use to steal your identity and your credit card information. We have been warned about not using ATMs in certain locations that may be more prone to credit card or debit card skimming mechanisms. Unfortunately, the criminal mind is quite powerful and they will always come up with new and innovative ways to steal your identity. Currently there is a new and extremely high tech method to steal your credit card and debit card information. This new high-tech method is called RFID pickpocketing.

What is RFID pickpocketing? It is a way that criminals can steal your credit card or debit card information simply by walking by you. It is also known as high-tech hijacking. Thieves are now able to steal your credit card information without laying a finger on your wallet. It all centers on Radio Frequency Identification Technology. RFID is supposed to make paying for things easier. You’ll find it in everything from your passport to your credit cards as well as your debit cards. It is leaving over 140 million people at risk for electronic pickpocketing.

There was a special report on News 3 showing how easy a stranger can walk by you with a special RFID technology item and in no time they can have your credit card information without even touching your wallet. It is kind of scary how high-tech crime is becoming. Electronic pickpocketing is going to be the method of choice for criminals in the future. Why should they bother to steal your wallet or purse when they can inconspicuously get your information without you even having the slightest clue?

In case you weren’t aware, all US passports issued since 2006 have RFID technology implanted in them. Imagine what a criminal who is able to steal your passport information, debit card or check card information and your credit card information. Imagine what they could do with this information. The technology that makes it possible to steal your information is available online for around $100. In the wrong hands no one is safe from this technology. If a criminal went into a large crowd, they can steal untold information from an untold number of people, all without the victim having the slightest idea of what has happened to them.

What can you as a consumer do to combat this? How can you protect your credit card and debit card information from this new and invasive identity threat possibility? Checks Unlimited has come out with a line of wallets and accessories that feature specialized RFID blocking materials. The new SecureMyID products from Checks Unlimited will help stop scanners from accessing credit card information. SecureMyID™ Wallets and Accessories