WENDY KNOWLER | What to do when a thief is tapping into your funds
Don’t assume that your losses are limited to under R500 if your tap and go card does land in the wrong hands
25 June 2023 - 20:26
Entering a personal identification number (PIN) when buying something with a debit or credit card is, as schleps go, quite a minor one. At least you know that if your card falls into the wrong hands, the need for that PIN will thwart the would-be raider of your account...
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