This ghost tapping scam can steal money from your mobile wallet or card – how to block it

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ZDNET’s key takeaways

• Ghost tapping tries to exploit tap-to-pay to steal your money.
• The scammer targets physical payment cards and mobile wallets.
• The scam can be hard to pull off, but scammers persist.

Tapping to pay for an item using your phone’s mobile wallet is a quick and convenient way to make a purchase. However, despite the convenience, or perhaps because of it, there is some potential risk associated with the…