

We take corrective action when this occurs. "A customer may inadvertently place their wallet or purse over a point-of-sale terminal causing the payment to be applied to a credit card stored inside (a) wallet. Safeway did not say why its reader charged her card while it was in her purse, or how often this has happened, telling us:
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Those cards have a symbol that looks like a series of curved lines.Ī store's payment terminal will pick up the radio frequency in the card to process a one-time payment.īut the readers are only supposed to charge when a customer taps the card or holds it within a few centimeters of the panel. Turns out her card has the newer RFID technology that lets you pay by tapping it on a payment terminal. MORE: Woman foils fraudsters after receiving multiple credit, debit cards she didn't apply for in the mail "I did not authorize a charge on my credit card. Her credit card was charged at the grocery checkout - without her knowing it

So this customer was shocked when she went through checkout at Safeway and the cashier said - don't bother, you already paid!ĭestiny M is still fuming. It's supposed to charge a card only if it's within a few centimeters of the card reader. These credit cards use radio waves, or RFID technology, to let you pay by tapping. It raised a lot of concern - and questions about how this could happen. It's convenient and quick, but is it secure? A Bay Area woman has doubts, after a card reader at the grocery store reached into her purse and charged her credit card - without her knowing it! SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) - Many credit cards today let you make a purchase just by tapping the card. It's convenient and quick, but is it secure? Many credit cards today let you make a purchase just by tapping the card.
