Contactless bank cards

[Ian Batten]

On 16 Nov 2010, at 10:55, David Walters wrote:
>  It requires a fair amount of slight of hand for the
> customer to not spot it, especially if they need change, although they
> are unlikely to be watching very closely.

It also requires that no-one, ever, looks at receipts or CCTV tapes.  Because the receipt handed to the customer is evidence of the fraud.  OK, after the fact they might realise that the card being skimmed isn't theirs, but will no-one, at all, notice?

ian