With local banks starting to introduce Radio Frequency Identification chips into their credit cards, things can get a bit dicy…

Cards with this logo do have the chips in them.

The card scanner does not even need to touch your credit card to steal enough information to go online shopping!

Watch how easy it is to do and be really afraid.

Luckily, not all credit cards have these chips in them in South Africa as now, but make a point of asking your bank what type of credit card chip you have? And ask for one without the facility, unless you have a secure protective wallet for the card to prevent unwanted scanning.