Police warns against a new type of fraud – Rome Blad

(NETTAVISEN): The new bank cards with contactless payment made payment easier and faster, but it has also created new opportunities for criminals.

While the former had come into physical contact with a credit card to collect money and information, it is now possible to do this without physical contact with the card.

– We follow the developments and know which opportunities the pocket surfing. We have not registered any such cases in Oslo, said police superintendent Morten Drægni by reclamation group at the central police station in Oslo to Manager.

He said the public should nevertheless be aware that the cards can be tapped information, and that there are safeguards you can take to be safer.

– We are convinced that new technology will create new forms of criminal activity, he said.

in the UK there have been reports of thieves who use small mobile terminals to retrieve card information from victims’ credit cards while bank cards still in your pocket. Theoretically, it is possible to tap a card for a hundred pounds, but Drægni says that such a theft would leave many tracks.

To use such a terminal in Norway it must be registered on a person or a company, and money must go to you or your company, and the money must go to an account number in Norway.

– It is possible to while away the pocket surfing in Norway, but you want to leave a bunch of tracks, said Drægni.

But there are ways for crooks to extract information from these cards without leaving a trace. This information can then be used to, for example, buying goods and services online using your card.

– If you have an NFC (near field communication card in your pocket so it is possible to extract all the data from card apart from the three-digit security code behind the card. however, if you have two or more NFC cards that lie together in my pocket, and it shall not be possible to retrieve information, says Drægni.

He also recommends audience to check their statements to ensure that no account is deducted for amounts that you have not authorized.

– there are often talking about small amounts. Criminals speculates often pulling smaller amounts victims do not notice or do not bother to report. But when they pull small amounts from many, then it becomes a lot of money, he said.