When we moved to our new city this summer, the local paper was all abuzz with a wave of identity theft crimes that all seemed to be originating from a local movie theatre. The criminals were eventually caught, but the damage was still done to numerous people's bank account. I heard from one source that a local sheriff had $7,000 stolen from him. Can you imagine?!
It was discovered that the criminals had been using a high-tech scanner carried in their pockets. The scanner was able to "read" the magnetic strips on the back of credit cards, even if they were inside of a leather or fabric wallet or purse. All the criminal had to do was walk by you at a close-enough range. This type of identify theft was news to me, and totally terrifying!
Last week over lunch, a colleague of mine introduced all of us to a genius {and cheap!} way to protect yourself: the aluma wallet.
Apparently, RFID readers cannot penetrate aluminum. So when you close the aluma wallet, your credit cards {therefore, your information} can't be read by someone with an RFID reader.
I just ordered one for me {silver} and one for M {black}. I realize these aren't quite as chic as, say, my vintage Gucci wallet. But if $8 and free shipping buys a little peace of mind, I'll trade chic for functional any day!
3 comments:
Wow I have never heard of this- so scary!! How do people keep coming up with this kind of technology?! Thanks for the heads up on these- I might need to invest in some.
good lord! that's terrifying!
Sarah,
This is brilliant! I might have to trade in my Louis!! :)
xoxo Elizabeth
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