Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

polish_newjerseyan t1_iurq19k wrote

Reply to comment by SadMaverick in PSA: Employee at The Ashford stealing credit cards by gamerdudeNYC

If you can, don't pay with a credit card directly. When you do touch pay the app shows a fake number to the business.

17

HElGHTS t1_iuu65ib wrote

If you're able to tap the terminal, you're pretty safe either way because nobody is walking away with your payment.

If someone will be walking away with your payment, are you suggesting they walk away with an unlocked phone instead of a card?

Doesn't add up.

1

polish_newjerseyan t1_iv24bqb wrote

If you're paying with your phone, you're also just tapping the terminal. They don't walk away with your phone.

1

HElGHTS t1_iv2du1i wrote

Exactly. The implied circumstance that we are discussing in this post (including OP's story as well as this Apple Card comment thread) is where an employee walks away with the payment. I'm saying that using a phone instead of card doesn't really apply to this circumstance, because it would be even more of a risk than using a card.

1