To prevent the theft of data or money, you need to create a shield that protects your contactless cards from being read by RFID scanners.  A shield works by blocking the propagation of electromagnetic waves, which prevents the interaction of an RFID reader with your cards. The RFID reader will not be able to read your cards while they are inside the case with RFID blocking.

What you need to make an RFID blocker

To make an effective RFID blocker, you will need the following materials:

• textile for the front part;
• fabric for lining;
• office supplies (glue, scissors, awl, pen, ruler);
• a thin sheet of RFID blocking material, for example, this material.

To prevent RFID reading, you will need a layer of special material.  We do not recommend using foil, it is not intended for shielding and will not be totally effective, we wrote about this in detail in this article.  As a basis, you can use a cloth that does not crumble and has a margin of safety.  For the outer cover, it is advisable to use a robust material like leatherette. A plastic cover from an office folder would also do.

Stages of manufacturing the cover

1. You need to cut two identical rectangles of leather, plastic or other material 9.5 cm by 7 cm each;
2. Prepare another pair of similar parts from the inner material and RFID blocking material;
3. Put the three layers together and glue them.  Allow the glue to dry;
4. Sew the three layers together at a distance of 1-1,5 mm from the edge on three of the four sides.

As a result, you should get a reliable case.  By the way, scammers can scan the credit card style keys for cars as well. This case works great with those too!

‘If you do not have enough time to make your own RFID blocking card holder, you can simply buy an RFID card blocking wallet or RFID blocking card to protect your important information from NFC technologies. After all, it is better to prevent unauthorised card scanning than to regret not protecting yourself.

Products from the article

RFID blocking wallet

RFID blocking card

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Slide Pay Go – Contactless secure payments just became effortless.

• RFID Cloaked Ltd launches Kickstarter for new secure wallet with pioneering Active Alert feature lights up when a contactless card reader is detected, warning you of thieves trying to steal your card data.
• The wallet integrates the blocking technology that protects bank and ID cards from wireless attack from the company’s previous product which smashed its crowd funding target two years ago.
• Innovatively designed, the wallet has two slide-out trays and a sleek, minimalist design which allows simple, one-handed use for both right and left handers.

RFID Cloaked, the company behind the hugely successful RFIDsecur Contactless Blocking Card, is launching a Kickstarter campaign for its innovative new RFIDsecur Wallet with Active Alert that will keep you safe from RFID identity theft. Following the massive success of its first Kickstarter campaign two years ago, the Exeter-based business is now turning to crowdfunding once more to bring its latest invention to market.

Constructed with a metalized ABS and polycarbonate frame, the intuitively designed Secure Wallet is fit for the 21st century, combining the ultimate in protection technology with beautifully functional design. With optional in-built theft detection, RFIDsecur Wallet with Active Alert will light up whenever it comes into contact with a card reader. Requiring no batteries to work, this never before seen technology will alert you to potential criminals trying to access your card data.

This unique wallet will not only protect all of your contactless cards from attack with its RFID-blocking technology, its innovative design also means your payment cards never need leave your wallet to make contactless payments. With two slide out trays, contactless secure payments just became intuitively effortless. Simply slide out your card to make a payment and it will automatically retract, remaining secure in your wallet the whole time.

The RFIDsecur Wallet with Active Alert is the brainchild of entrepreneurs Julian Ghail and Reuben Millard who co-founded RFID Cloaked with the goal of improving personal financial and data security.

In 2015, the pair developed an ultra-thin RFID blocking card using a specially created combination of materials that could be used in a wallet or purse, to protect cards against RFID identity theft and unauthorised payments. They have now integrated this technology into their latest proposition: a wallet that utilises innovative design to not only protect your cards at all times, but also make contactless payments effortless.

With contactless card fraud on the rise, so much so that it recently overtook cheque fraud for the first time ever, there has never been more of a need for this product.

Quotes

Julian Ghail, co-founder of RFID Cloaked, explained: “With the increase of contactless payments and the move towards a cashless society, protecting our bank cards and ID cards has never been more important. We came up with an idea for a unique RFID blocking card in 2015, Reuben and I founded RFID Cloaked and launched a Kickstarter campaign to develop our cards and bring them to market. We were blown away by the interest our crowdfunding campaign generated and we ended up being overfunded by more than 40%. After seeing the huge success of our Kickstarter and the consumer need for this product, the next logical step was to integrate the technology into a wallet of our own. We have been working on this project for a while, developing proof of concept, and we are now ready to turn to the crowd again to bring this wallet to market.”

Reuben Millard, co-founder of RFID Cloaked, added: “We believe our minimalist RFIDsecur Wallet with Active Alert is the best on the market for tech-savvy consumers who want to protect their personal data. We have designed the wallet with a purpose: safe and fast contactless payments that are not only fully secure, they are actually easier than standard payments. Our unique slide-out trays mean that paying for anything is a simple one-handed process and your cards never have to leave the protection of your wallet. But the wallet isn’t just functional. We have worked to create a sleek and stylish ergonomic design that is as beautiful as it is effortless to use.”

The RFIDsecur Wallet with Active Alert is launching on Kickstarter today. Earlybird pledges will start from £39 for the standard wallet and £49 for the wallet with in-built theft detection. We are aiming to raise £15,000 ($19,000 USD) for tooling and production costs, the Kickstarter campaign ends Thursday 20th December 18:00 UTC. If you’d like to get your very own RFIDsecur Wallet with Active Alert then back their Kickstarter campaign, by visiting it here: https://rebrand.ly/RFIDCloaked-KickstarterCampaign

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Notes to editor:

For media enquiries please contact: Julian Ghail

RFID Cloaked: RFID Cloaked is a tech company based in Exeter, Devon, UK. Established in 2015, the company manufactures and supplies RFID blocking cards for ID cards and contactless payment cards. The business also supplies material NFC and electromagnetic shielding film which protects against radio frequencies: such as Bluetooth, WiFi, RFID as well as 3G and 4G mobile phone signals

Julian Ghail: Julian Ghail trained as a communications and radio engineer before changing careers and manufacturing F1 engine parts for Mercedes McLaren and Cosworth Ferrari.

Reuben Millard: Reuben Millard comes from a design and digital media background and currently works in corporate communications for the public sector.

Press release Media Pack: https://rebrand.ly/RFIDCloaked-PR

Sales@rfidcloaked.com

www.rfidcloaked.com

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Revolutionary wallet launches on Kickstarter

Slide Pay Go – Contactless secure payments just became effortless.

• RFID Cloaked Ltd launches Kickstarter for new secure wallet with pioneering Active Alert feature lights up when a contactless card reader is detected, warning you of thieves trying to steal your card data.
• The wallet integrates the blocking technology that protects bank and ID cards from wireless attack from the company’s previous product which smashed its crowd funding target two years ago.
• Innovatively designed, the wallet has two slide-out trays and a sleek, minimalist design which allows simple, one-handed use for both right and left handers.

RFID Cloaked, the company behind the hugely successful RFIDsecur Contactless Blocking Card, is launching a Kickstarter campaign for its innovative new RFIDsecur Wallet with Active Alert that will keep you safe from RFID identity theft. Following the massive success of its first Kickstarter campaign two years ago, the Exeter-based business is now turning to crowdfunding once more to bring its latest invention to market.

Constructed with a metalized ABS and polycarbonate frame, the intuitively designed Secure Wallet is fit for the 21st century, combining the ultimate in protection technology with beautifully functional design. With optional in-built theft detection, RFIDsecur Wallet with Active Alert will light up whenever it comes into contact with a card reader. Requiring no batteries to work, this never before seen technology will alert you to potential criminals trying to access your card data.

This unique wallet will not only protect all of your contactless cards from attack with its RFID-blocking technology, its innovative design also means your payment cards never need leave your wallet to make contactless payments. With two slide out trays, contactless secure payments just became intuitively effortless. Simply slide out your card to make a payment and it will automatically retract, remaining secure in your wallet the whole time.

The RFIDsecur Wallet with Active Alert is the brainchild of entrepreneurs Julian Ghail and Reuben Millard who co-founded RFID Cloaked with the goal of improving personal financial and data security.

In 2015, the pair developed an ultra-thin RFID blocking card using a specially created combination of materials that could be used in a wallet or purse, to protect cards against RFID identity theft and unauthorised payments. They have now integrated this technology into their latest proposition: a wallet that utilises innovative design to not only protect your cards at all times, but also make contactless payments effortless.

With contactless card fraud on the rise, so much so that it recently overtook cheque fraud for the first time ever, there has never been more of a need for this product.

Quotes

Julian Ghail, co-founder of RFID Cloaked, explained: “With the increase of contactless payments and the move towards a cashless society, protecting our bank cards and ID cards has never been more important. We came up with an idea for a unique RFID blocking card in 2015, Reuben and I founded RFID Cloaked and launched a Kickstarter campaign to develop our cards and bring them to market. We were blown away by the interest our crowdfunding campaign generated and we ended up being overfunded by more than 40%. After seeing the huge success of our Kickstarter and the consumer need for this product, the next logical step was to integrate the technology into a wallet of our own. We have been working on this project for a while, developing proof of concept, and we are now ready to turn to the crowd again to bring this wallet to market.”

Reuben Millard, co-founder of RFID Cloaked, added: “We believe our minimalist RFIDsecur Wallet with Active Alert is the best on the market for tech-savvy consumers who want to protect their personal data. We have designed the wallet with a purpose: safe and fast contactless payments that are not only fully secure, they are actually easier than standard payments. Our unique slide-out trays mean that paying for anything is a simple one-handed process and your cards never have to leave the protection of your wallet. But the wallet isn’t just functional. We have worked to create a sleek and stylish ergonomic design that is as beautiful as it is effortless to use.”

The RFIDsecur Wallet with Active Alert is launching on Kickstarter today. Earlybird pledges will start from £39 for the standard wallet and £49 for the wallet with in-built theft detection. We are aiming to raise £15,000 ($19,000 USD) for tooling and production costs, the Kickstarter campaign ends Thursday 20th December 18:00 UTC. If you’d like to get your very own RFIDsecur Wallet with Active Alert then back their Kickstarter campaign, by visiting it here: https://rebrand.ly/RFIDCloaked-KickstarterCampaign

Word Count 786

Notes to editor:

For media enquiries please contact: Julian Ghail

RFID Cloaked: RFID Cloaked is a tech company based in Exeter, Devon, UK. Established in 2015, the company manufactures and supplies RFID blocking cards for ID cards and contactless payment cards. The business also supplies material NFC and electromagnetic shielding film which protects against radio frequencies: such as Bluetooth, WiFi, RFID as well as 3G and 4G mobile phone signals

Julian Ghail: Julian Ghail trained as a communications and radio engineer before changing careers and manufacturing F1 engine parts for Mercedes McLaren and Cosworth Ferrari.

Reuben Millard: Reuben Millard comes from a design and digital media background and currently works in corporate communications for the public sector.

Press release Media Pack: https://rebrand.ly/RFIDCloaked-PR

Sales@rfidcloaked.com

www.rfidcloaked.com

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Brits lose over £5.6m to contactless card fraud
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Contactless card fraud overtakes cheque scams for first time
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/24/contactless-card-fraud-overtakes-cheque-scams-first-time/

This is Money
Thieves plundering contactless cards at a rate of £27 a minute: How to stop criminals making off with your cash
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/beatthescammers/article-5641861/Thieves-plundering-contactless-cards-rate-27-minute.html

Mail Online
‘Tap-and-go’ bank cards are so very convenient but read how fraudsters can steal your details just by standing close to you — and ask yourself… will you ever use contactless again?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5571407/The-rise-contactless-led-relentless-rise-contactless-fraud.html

Mail Online
Contactless boom fuels 51% surge in bank card fraud in the past year with almost 1,000 cases recorded each day
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5507769/Contactless-boom-fuels-51-surge-tap-fraud.html

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Commuters hate waiting

If you live and work in a city with a metro/ underground or passenger rail system if you have to use bus transportation every day, you need a commuter wallet that lets you have quick access to a transportation card, money or credit cards, too right you do. There’s nothing worse than getting to the ticket barrier with the ‘X card not accepted’ RED message, you can feel the tuts and groans of the commuters behind you as you hold them up for the eternity of an additional few seconds…

Then there’s the contactless theft conundrum…

Some may never have thought about the need for RFID blocking wallet, or been aware of the possibility that credit cards, debit cards, even a passport can be scanned and data used by another person – but with Thieves plundering contactless cards at a rate of £27 a minute allegedly, and with City transport a paradise for thieves and pickpockets, it’s very important that you have card safe wallet and RFID contactless payment secure.

RFID card wallet

There are a number of RFID card wallets offering protection against thieves and pickpockets. They come in different sizes from small/large enough for your credit cards, major models that will have all the important cards and documents. There are a number of different products available which you can use like RFID card shields. These generally work by disrupting the RFID signal, making it impossible for your card to be read when shielded. In fact, these are RFID card blockers. Our RFID blocking cards, for use in your purse or wallet, are an example of this and are a low-cost option.

Slim, minimalist and easily accessible RFID blocking credit card wallets

There are many designs of slim, minimalist RFID leather wallets, some that are a unisex option that is stylish and urban kind of wallets. None though are single-handed in operation or work well with embossed cards.
What I would like though is convenience and security, something that is slim, easy on the eye, and quick on the draw! I don’t want to be fumbling for a wallet, pulling out a card and putting it all back again, I don’t want to be carrying a card in some flimsy PVC cardholder either, just so the Barrier reader will let me through! I just want a comfortable stylish and ergonomic wallet that I can use single-handedly even without thought to make a payment and go, no mess no fuss no bother.

Best RFID slim wallet – redesigned

Following on from our successful RFID Blocking card, We have designed a card holder that keeps your cards safe from unauthorised use and cloning as well as being durable, slim, and stylish. Small enough to be secured in a front pocket or inside pocket with ready access to your essential everyday cards. Our new credit card wallet with RFID protection also has an innovative and unique design which allows swift one-handed operation, allowing you to slide your card out, make a payment and then retract it back in an instant. Secure, slim and discreet with one-handed operation so you can slide, pay and go – perfect for when you are commuting.

‘Want to learn more about RFID blocking? See the information in our blog

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It is always a pleasure to get feedback. After successfully being funded on Kickstarter we have started to deliver our first RFIDsecur card orders. Kickstarter backers are beginning to receive the first batch of these contactless protection cards.

Our RFIDsecur Contactless blocking cards was backed by 213 back all around the world

We’ve been receiving some great feedback from many of our RFIDsecur card Kickstarter backers we thought we’d share some with you.

If any of our Kickstarter backers are reading this, please feel free to share your thoughts and posts with us and we’ll do our best to update our page with your comments.

Kickstarter Comments

Winfried Mayr – Superbacker
Got mine, they look great – thank you!

Robert Warwick – Backer
My cards arrived the other day and they’re brilliant past some on to my family. Many thanks.

Ben Pasquali – Backer
Received today! Tested and passed thank you!

Ronan – Superbacker
Received! Thanks !!! Backer #20 – delivery to France

Licensecart – Backer
Got my cards today and they look so amazing Thank you for your hard work guys, will buy more soon.

Twitter posts

@RFIDCloaked I was lucky enough to be one of your kickstart backers. Great product many thanks.

— Robert Warwick (@RobertCWarwick) February 12, 2017

Hi @RFIDCloaked found out this morning that your card works! Couldn’t enter the bus because I put your card wrongfully in my wallet. Great!

— Jeroen Bartelse (@JeroenBartelse) February 9, 2017

@RFIDCloaked I put your card on the wrong side of the bus card. I was good to experience that it does work! Changing the order fixed it

— Jeroen Bartelse (@JeroenBartelse) February 9, 2017

Got my @RFIDCloaked delivered off @Kickstarter. Thanks guys! ? #fintech pic.twitter.com/TfZLNTSOy4

— Chris Gledhill (@cgledhill) February 8, 2017

Good to see a @kickstarter campaign actually come to life! Contactless payment cards are now protected thanks to @RFIDCloaked #RFIDsecur pic.twitter.com/Oq4Q7N7QDc

— Jeroen Bartelse (@JeroenBartelse) February 8, 2017

Yeah! Won some nice @RFIDCloaked shielding passes, helps to keep my rfid on my banking pass safe! Find them on #kickstarter!

— Marco Leeuwerink (@M_Leeuwerink) February 8, 2017

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