We heard about this last year but didn't realize how easy it is to do until we seen this...

 

 

And this is why I'm glad most people in the US use the "obsolete" magnetic stripe. Europe is predominantly chip & pin, and you can't use a magnetic stripe card in many places now, but there are risks.

 

I know there is nothing in my wallet that has an RFID chip.

a good thing im never getting one of those cards... jeez that is freakin easy to do..

Geez.. just checked mine all magnetic..

Chase sent me one without even asking me about two years ago. I remember reading the documentation and thinking the next thing how easy it would be for exactly this happening.

wow, gotta check mine. I don't think I have them but ya never know.

You can get an RFID blocking wallet.

Just to be safe, 5 seconds in the microwave or smash the RFIDs with a hammer.

 

It's a crime to disable RFIDs in passport, better off using a hammer as it won't leave evidence like the microwave would. Microwave might also screw up magnetic strips on CC so better use hammer for that as well.