Credit card ‘skimming’ crimes on the rise l GMA

Criminals can pull credit card information from the magnetic strip on the back of the card by deploying overlay terminals over an existing card reader, officials warn.
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[@Mr19thcenturyman]

Caught on camera and still pleads "not guilty". Lying should be another charge.

[@AyeBeeG]

If your attorney says no guilty then that’s what your doing

[@robsartori5394]

​@@AyeBeeGNo. You fire that idiot attorney

[@FrankWolenczak]

@@AyeBeeG Still caught on camera. That lie would get busted in seconds once him and his lawyer mouthpiece see the time stamped tape

[@HarshOutcome]

Hes trying to get a plea deal ​@FrankWolenczak

[@leticiamal91]

Gas stations should make checking the credit card machines once or twice daily an employee task.

[@eckankar7756]

absolutely...and when a pump is opened it alerts staff inside...good point

[@---ob7yj]

Gas station clerks already do this or at least have been advised too for like the past year or two

[@AestheticChino]

Some not all stores are somtimes in on it!

[@kathyholmes5348]

it is. but I guarantee they skip doing it

[@LCx829]

The gas station attendants are lazy af.

[@itstayayg193]

My heart trully hurts for the senior folks who barely get by and simply not aware of these thefts.

[@HK00088]

Aww❤

[@intercityrailpal]

If you don't have any money using a credit card is just stupid. It's other people's money you will pay. I go in to the bank for cash and pay cash at the store. No big deal. Some stores give a cash discount but you have to ask.

[@mulan7015]

They barely get any jail time you can steal millions from banks and only get 7 years and people get killed for less, for stealing a big screen TV

[@alia1824]

Seniors should be banned from owning credit cards for their own good! Also be banned from walking on streets

[@conheo4]

Hahaha

[@Noctessa]

I work at a credit card call center and seriously the rise in fraud is unprecedented. It's the majority of my day helping account holders deal with fraudulent transactions.. scary

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

Hopefully, you're educating these callers to only use the chip when making purchases and not to swipe or tap. Those two methods can be captured.

[@jonlj77]

It’s a big pyramid scheme. Do them a favor and tell them to use cash. Can’t be tracked or hacked. Safest method of payment there is.

[@Noctessa]

@@jonlj77 and be out of a job?? If one is educated and smart about usage, credit is very powerful.

[@jonlj77]

@@Noctessa For people is more of a risk. Every time your info and social sec# get put into some companies “system”, who knows who gets to it some day. Signing up for an app and all this other horse shit is a super high risk. One day the whole ship Gona sink.

[@JohnnytNatural]

It's inflation plus a declining economy

[@dianachavez3700]

Caught red handed but “….pleaded not guilty” 😂😂😂

[@bustosberenice]

My thoughts exactly 🤦‍♀️😒🙄

[@moniquemckenzie800]

It could have been someone else, let's not jump to conclusions 😂 ... No, seriously. I was watching an episode of the first 48 and they were interrogating a guy who shot a woman. They were watching footage caught CCTV and they were like soooooo... This isn't you? And he kept denying it. Even though he was wearing the same t-shirt and jacket, I mean it was amazing..

[@Zoolama34709]

Our country and society has lost it’s mind! This is why we need to bring back Capital punishment into the government!

[@Kamone111]

He’s Delusional!

[@ameliatribeofissachar7311]

Right 😂😭😂

[@melroze]

So it cost consumers $1 billion dollars annually, and yet when these scammers are caught they get a slap on the wrist. Why should they stop?

[@yumyummarbles]

sir it says it costs financial instutions AND consumers means most of these charges were rectified. the damage i guess is in your credit scores if it was a credit card. But theft is theft, I'd rather someone steal from me like this than confront me with a gun and possibly killing me.

[@AsinT.]

america for you

[@SamaelMoneyStein]

@@yumyummarbles lol you sound like a moron

[@yumyummarbles]

@@SamaelMoneyStein and you sound like a retarded siblings for parents jew

[@switchdeck9164]

@yumyummarbles Guess what the financial institutions don't pay the lost funds you do in the form of fees that will continue to increase if theft rises.

[@lemontea128]

“Just move on to the next terminal“ how about notifying a employee and have them take a look so the next person who uses it won’t be the next victim

[@Malepical]

A lot of the times the employee is in on it smh

[@lemontea128]

@@Malepical if they’re on it, why is it not removed…smh

[@Malepical]

@@lemontea128 can't tell you.. I've seen videos where someone discovers it and the employee tries to get them out the store or stop recording.. usually gas stations or convenience stores

[@rogerrosen2323]

the reporter makes it seem its all over the skimming and to check the machine its not dosent hurt to check

[@eb7027]

Yes people never swipe your card at a gas station or convenience store. Those places all have skimmers because the employee is not always aware of the front counter or the gas pump

[@Yourcommentisretarded]

As a construction worker I'm outraged he disguised himself as a construction worker 😁

[@2TMarie]

His suggestions of "feel the skimmer, if it doesn't feel right, don't use it." How about reporting it instead of letting another person fall victim to it....Duh!

[@shaggydawg5419]

I'm sure the vendor would stop using them once they find out there's a skimming device. You can't catch them all before someone falls victim. That's what the tips are for.

[@BigtimeBigA]

We’ll considering the skimmer would be over the credit card slot on that pump and not the keypad feeling the numbers would be zero help.

[@FreshlySnipes]

I frequently look at the machines before I scan my card. I’d suggest you do the same thing while you wait for every criminal to get arrested.

[@Jimmyxsx]

Use apple pay or samsung pay, its more secure

[@HiThisIsMine]

I saw the security tape at the gas pump torn one day, moved to a different pump and also went inside to report it. Not sure if they took it too seriously, but I can hope.

[@streetlegalsprintcar]

Super glue a small lego to the outside face of the skimmer so that the mold fitted skimmer case doesn't fit.

[@eckankar7756]

GREAT idea!!!!!!

[@TheLucidSpecter]

You’re going place bro

[@VeroBeachNYJets]

Want to know what’s funny… I do this for a living and that would totally work. Especially if it’s randomly placed. It would force me to alter the metal/plastic shell, which would be too random to replicate properly. Too bad most of us use deep insert style skimmers which are impossible to see. It may slow you ever so slightly as you insert your card but people never realize. What they didn’t mention here is the deep insert skimmers require a separately installed camera to capture your pin… the exception are credit cards where we assume the area zip codes so it doesn’t matter but for atms it’s a must. The Cameras are placed usually in light fixtures or the molding above the keypads. The downfall is the camera requires a shitload of battery life so we only get 48 hoursish of footage. Then we have to recover it and the skimmer for the info to sync the photos and skimmed card data. There are some boss scammers who use Bluetooth for the skimmer but no one around me has made the camera that’s a BT enabled set up. We travel all over the US so people are never safe. Businesses and banks closest to main roads or highway exits are king. We also use RF readers to gather chip information in crowds but no one yet (around me) has made a RF skimmer, but someone will make one eventually. Good luck people, the more you know… the hustle continues.

[@streetlegalsprintcar]

@Mitch M lego, any piece of plastic would defeat a desired tight molded fit. Harder type of plastic like CD MUSIC CASE plastic is better. Low temp thermal plastics like DVD cases or milk jugs plastics aren't the best for this idea.

[@nameisprivate5429]

Our local gas station has these stupid fuzzy sticker pets stuck to his machine. I once asked why he had them there and he laughed and said “not cuz I like how they look, that’s for sure. They can’t put a skimmer on top of that”. I don’t fuss about the lil fuzzy guys anymore lol.

[@amya9597]

My credit card information was stolen and the police said most likely from a skimmer. I was notified by my credit card company when my card info was used in New York the same day I purchased a pizza in another state. What’s sad is anytime you hand over a credit card or give the information, your at risk. My husband’s grandmother’s credit card information was stolen by an employee with a satellite company for tv service. Crazy world we live in.

[@Anonymouse428]

Yeah, this really bothers me. I work for a small nonprofit that hosts events and we sell our tickets online. A lot of the older folks don’t like buying online because they don’t trust it, so they call in and buy the tickets over the phone from me. What they don’t understand is that not only am I just buying their tickets online for them (it’s the only way to do it) but afterwards the computer always asks me if I want to save their credit card number for future purchases. I always say no, but it makes me worry about how easily I could just have all their information. They don’t realize that it might actually be safer for them to just make the purchase online themselves. (I mean, they are safe with me, but if someone less honest were helping them.)

[@amya9597]

@@Anonymouse428 Yep, good point!

[@Joseph-eh4rs]

@@Anonymouse428 Right, I didn't think of the nuisance phone call transaction. That's probably worse than using website and I can at start verify the online website is SSL encrypted.

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

There's one HUGE piece of information this story didn't mention. Skimming only works with the magnetic strip part of the card. The chip can't be skimmed, because it generates a one time use code every time it's used. Translation: only use the chip when making purchases and you'll be safe. Don't use the swipe method. Don't use the tap feature either, because that uses NFC and can be picked up by someone near by. Use the chip and you're good. For the few places that ONLY have swipe technology, you should either 1. pay in cash or 2. simply go somewhere else.

[@MarkWongMD]

@L D A lot of places like grocery stores and Walmart still don't accept the tap and pay. Which is bs but it's true. Had to figure out the hard way when I lost my card recently only gas stations like Shell accept it and Target did nowhere else.

[@jaywholoveseveryone1721]

@@angelmegatraveler Nah. Tapping means the signal/info can be _picked up_ ANYWHERE there's a 'catcher' around.

[@bigrod359]

@@jaywholoveseveryone1721 no when you tap to pay it generates a one time code it’s not the same as using swiping your card

[@barbeedoll122]

Why should we believe you ? You could be a skimmer scammer too!!!

[@EthicalHackingTeen]

Incorrect. Chip card data can be cloned and encoded to be reused on a cloned chip card. Chip cards are not dynamic as that would require chip readers to rewrite data back to the card as new data for the next transaction. The chip data on the card is there regardless and can be cloned very easily. Good point on the NFC transactions, as those can be picked up easily. I use a privacy card at times, and other times I use a prepaid (Chime, Varo, etc.) and load what money I need on it for weekly spending. The rest goes into savings not tied to any cards.

[@raylegend808]

That’s why I yank on all credit card terminals 😂

[@priscillas4722]

😂😂 I don’t trust any of them! 🤨

[@sjacqVO21]

lmao great minds think a like

[@verajones9158]

Exactly even in the banks!!

[@amya9597]

Lol, same

[@milliereese6579]

I said that’s exactly what I’m going to start doing.

[@_Renee2]

Be careful at self-checkouts too. It’s happening in the grocery stores too.

[@emotion_gfx]

What? Seriously? Okay.

[@Itsnotavailable]

i use cash only 💀 only clowns put their money in the banks and use cards

[@_Renee2]

@@emotion_gfx yes, one of my neighbors received an alert from her credit card company approving a 2nd purchase roughly 15 minutes after she had received her alert from purchasing her groceries.

[@Sufferingsassafrass]

I’m curious if using cards with embedded chips are better than the swipe ones?

[@LCx829]

Omg that seems like the perfect place. Thank you 🙏

[@Mutable_PageOfCups]

If you frequent fast food drive thrus this happens a lot as well. Only when going through the drive thru when handing your card to the employee. A lot of employees are the ones with the card scanners.

[@rogerrosen2323]

i doubt it the worst is the food money stolen i lost and social service wont give back seems they made a law we have lost most till next month i got a new card and pin some stores have a small thin card reader and less likely to skim seems you just have to watch and change your pin we arent worried banks are lsing and people with money they get oaid back no food people dont do that theyd be caught and arrested sometimes clerks will steal money

[@vengeful8gaming776]

Isn't it more apparent at gas pumps now with chip to Bluetooth receiver?

[@rogerrosen2323]

i dont think a chip card csn be duplicated maybe they get the info but wuld it work on a non chip card maybe they can use it online w the stolen info but the billing wouldnt match@@vengeful8gaming776

[@jjn6914]

I wish they would've shown us how to distinguish skimmers rather than explaining briefly.

[@SuperStar-jr3nu]

This happened to me at an AutoZone in my area. I think an actual employee placed the reader. I reported it to the management but they did nothing. Next time, I'd report to the FBI.

[@DonutVIP]

Nah just take it and destroy it, calling the cops gonna be a waste of time, see what that dude plea? When he was caught right handed

[@1990758]

True

[@jimdoe3288]

FBI won't do anything... they would rather watch Epstein videos

[@limen7679]

There is no financial incentive for most businesses to deal with this issue.

[@sphincterlicker69]

Just take anything you want in the store. The law doesnt punish criminals.

[@eksbocks9438]

In some countries, people lose their hands for doing this.

[@uncapabrew4807]

Eks Bocks Should do all countries!

[@PoloMoney]

Slow down, Gestapo

[@scubasteve0739]

These people need to be taught a lesson

[@sean2015]

@@PoloMoney as long as you don't steal you won't have anything to worry about

[@benedictcumberbatch4275]

A lot of people in this world do.

[@AR-cw4he]

We all need to check ourselves at all times. I don’t trust the owners/employees either.

[@diannerussell9653]

This is why I still prefer old fashioned cash. 🌟

[@laratheheavy]

Why not treat these crimes like real crimes and give them serious jail time….non of this slap on the wrist crap…treat it like robbing the bank…because thats essentially what they are doing

[@priscillas4722]

Well, now I’m going to be suspicious of construction workers in pairs! 😂

[@abbieC88]

For real! Like wtf 😳

[@b.l.8611]

Usually construction workers have identified company names on their hard hats or vests. SOP for most companies.

[@glee_again2594]

And may look like they work and aren’t in clean cut “YMCA” gear. 😂

[@asiandavidp]

You can tell those guys are fake. Not even a single dirt or wear and tear on the safety vest

[@sflo985]

Using the construction vest to commit crimes is also on the rise. Don't trust just anybody wearing a vest, verify they're legitimate.

[@bowblues7146]

Also beware the ATM’s inside hospitals!!! It happened to me.

[@daydreamc5079]

I don't care if I look rude, I pull on those card readers HARD to see if theres a cover

[@1990758]

Lol

[@beardedbeast9606]

Me too. I don’t care!!

[@corenecarter7934]

What do you mean “pull” on the card reader? Is that a way to tell if someone is scamming? What would I look for?

[@josephrichardson4678]

To see if it comes off..

[@lot5953]

I have been doing that actually except inside the stores that have employees monitor the area

[@RockieC1]

Watch out for the cashiers they are in on this too. Also watch at gas stations if u used your card at the pump someone else will pull up right after u to try and get your info

[@1990758]

So true some of them are

[@janeclayton151]

Employees are sometimes the biggest thieves too. One photocopied my check years ago and used the check info to go to my bank and try to take out 900 bucks. The schemer even had my signature down somewhat but the bank teller got a bad vibe from her and asked her questions and said she would talk to the bank manager. They pulled the photo and we discovered she worked at the hair salon where I went to.

[@jaywholoveseveryone1721]

@@janeclayton151 wOw! This is so f**king scary. My sister was in the hospital giving birth and found fraudulent charges on her card. The girl at the bank was the one doing it. They fired her but she just went to another state and continued on.

[@gghhhhhhhhb8161]

@@janeclayton151thank goodness for that! Never leave your card with someone else out of view!

[@benedictcumberbatch4275]

So what happened?

[@echung168]

I remember hearing about this happening at gas stations years ago. The major tip I heard about was look for the security tape that is there. If it's disconnected/cut then it probably was tampered with. Obviously, it's not a 100% safeguard but it's a sign if it's been messed with.

[@scarlamackey2669]

I don't swipe my card ANYWHERE without pulling on the card reader first! I do it in front of people so if something was to get captured ... There are witnesses!!

[@raphealmoore7422]

Hello beautiful can I ask you a question?

[@hellyenjones9464]

This is why I use cash 95% of the time.

[@rogerrosen2323]

i had my food card skimmed one of many debit credit no it has a chip

[@rogerrosen2323]

credit is ok the skimming isnt at all machimes just check the machine a chip card i donr see how can be reproduced

[@popinfresh]

I didn’t know people were still using the swipe feature. I see them everywhere, but I only see customers tapping or using the chip reader.

[@stephaniemckelvy4934]

Not all cards have that feature

[@Sufferingsassafrass]

SNAP cards have the swipe only and here in Oregon, a single mom has has her benefits stolen TWICE now by skimming.

[@aznmochibunny]

I work in retail. Most people use tap to pay (like Apple Pay) but there are people who still prefer to insert the chip. Certain cards unfortunately are also swipe or insert only, especially SNAP/EBT.

[@swiatekx3]

Always use Apple pay

[@miketech79]

They need to remove the mag strip. Inserting the card into a reader to read the chip likely gives the reader the information on your mag strip too.

[@Batya-Grace]

I’m a cashier and am thankful that supermarket checks all the credit card machines every hour.

[@rogerrosen2323]

as someone sais a chip cant be hacked but ebt can linked to anetwork we lost our food money for a month may not reimburse uless law is forced not yet so no chip on ebt nys lost 700k ckients in dollars

[@rogerrosen2323]

all new cards have chips so dont see where they are used just food catds dont only strip so maybe some cards like gas cards dont have chip yes my target card has strip

[@BigDawg369]

Sometimes the merchants are in on the crime. I found a gas pump had been tampered with at a Shell gas station in my area. I went in to report it to the merchant. They came out and looked at it and said there was nothing wrong with the pump. However, the seal on the pump had been broken and there was a small screw in the pump cover that was protruding. None of the other pumps were like that and before I noticed the problem, I tried to use the pump but it wouldn’t recognize my fuel rewards cards which is what made me look closer at the pump. None of the other pumps were in that condition and the other pump I ended up using recognized my fuel reward card, seal was intact and didn’t appear to had been tampered with. The attitude and dismissiveness of the merchant made very suspicious! Which I conclude to mean that they may be in on some of these crimes!

[@peytonyep]

Lol gas station employees aren’t getting access to skimmers they we’re definitely just being lazy and didn’t want to deal with it lol

[@gavinhuang4521]

Court - "we have you on camera placing the device" Criminal " Not guilty" lol

[@rosegold799]

Those who do this evil, I wish the same happens to them and I believe in karma.

[@Anymous578]

And when it dose I pray their account gets drained every single dollar and every cent that belongs to them

[@benedictcumberbatch4275]

No karma bud. Ppl get away with things everyday without punishment. Justice only exists for those who have the power to enact it.

[@benedictcumberbatch4275]

Even got scammed myself and Miami PD said they probably wouldn’t do anything about it even though they had the home address of the people who committed the fraud.

[@mick20075]

If you believe in karma then why is the world a mess 😂😂😂 clearly they don't get what they did Yall delusional

[@thaintriguing1]

I was at the gas station today and was upset that the app wasn’t working so I had to swipe my card; this is the main reason why I don’t like using my physical card. Before swiping, I checked the card reader. Sad days we’re living in.

[@benedictcumberbatch4275]

Hey at least it’s not the dark ages.

[@you2angel1]

Yep, I whip down my credit card machines at The Home Depot every day. I do this firstly for sanitation reasons for myself and the customers, secondly to make sure the device is running properly. I've already done my career job as a Graphic Designer and know what it's like to have hard earned cash ripped off. So even though The Home Depot is a part time gig for me I try to take care of my community by trying to take care of my store.

[@grayisgood]

wipe

[@countryvita]

WAIT !!!!!! Where are these thieves getting the “SKIMMER” ???? Who makes these “SKIMMERS”??? Why aren’t those COMPANIES that make the “SKIMMERS” getting arrested? …..That could put an end to these crimes!!!!!

[@scorpiotx3184]

My thoughts exactly! Where are they getting the skimmers from is my question. You're right about the fact that it could put and end to the crimes if investigators would start with the companies making them.

[@wtfisonyouface]

They are taking genuine parts from credit card readers and repurposing them, making them look legitimate, with software to hold information until they can get ahold of it and transfer it, usually by taking it off a usb or wirelessly. It's not what you're thinking, rather they purposefully reverse engineer the technology to make these. It's no ones crime except the scammers.

[@spacecowboy8295]

@@scorpiotx3184 it’s not a big company that makes this it’s most likely sold from a dude with a 3-d printer

[@mikejohn0088]

Did you ever hear of the small countries called China and India?

[@YellowPaint100]

Now THIS... is some good reporting 👍👍👍

[@Rose.1400]

Last year we were driving back from Jersey to Florida. We happened to be in Virginia rest stop. I went to go use the vending machine and I pulled on the card reader and the whole entire thing just opened right up I could have had anything I want it for free but I closed it back up.

[@1990758]

Smh

[@ericlaroza2485]

Judge: Is that you in the camera? Suspect: Yes Judge: How do you plead? Suspect: Not guilty

[@winthropbaker5494]

I have yet to hear of one frickin conviction for this crime!!!!

[@augustusandrew8018]

This is why I check the machines before I use my card, especially outside at the pump.

[@cheddartheshibainu3287]

Yup someone somehow just got my CC info and used it in Queens while I happened to be at Florida. They’re also getting better with phone scams. Be careful people!!!

[@nostradamus4828]

Thank you for the heads up

[@name.terrie]

Thanks for the info.

[@jonlj77]

This is why when your at McDonald’s drive threw you use cash. Don’t hand them your cc. Cash is the most secure form of payment there is.

[@MrCiaranm]

The magnetic strip on credits cards was supposed to be abolished years ago. That is the info that is "skimmed". Skimmers can clone the card with an identical mag strip and use it where the point of sales system accepts a mag strip. Chip readers, and most of those are contactless today, cannot be "skimmed". Most of the world abandoned mag strips, the US keeps postponing the mag strip deadline. Not sure why that is, but it would stop this crap instantly.

[@internet2055]

Hi Mr. Ciaran Murphy Sir, for us to send you the package in your name, can you please comment here and give us your physical address my friend THANKS Have a great day

[@artsXart]

It is because of the expense of changing out the legacy readers combined with reconfiguring all the cards to be chip only. A study concluded that the fraud is actually cheaper to pay than to reconfigure the entire systems to prevent it. This is why it will be a slow walk to chip everything - hackers will also be more creative with gaining access to chip data.

[@grayisgood]

I imagine it's the same reason why we do everything: somehow it's helping the wealthy corporations make more money from us. Fixing it would cut profits somehow.

[@MrCiaranm]

@@grayisgood I am sure the actuaries at Visa and Master Card have figured that the point of sale replacement cost is higher than the cost of skimmed cards. Not in their math is the frustration and lost time of the consumer who has to deal with CC down time and hours on the phone. Until that tips in favor of replacement, we just have to deal with occasional cloned cards.

[@mikejohn0088]

Not sure why that is, but it would stop this crap instantly. _____Here's why: Another road paved for designed theft thereby creating another justification for digital currency.

[@OmniAtom]

This feels avoidable. Stores, gas stations, etc. should ask that employees simply check their POS after each interaction.

[@rogerrosen2323]

what about food ebt money stolen from poor and may not reinburse you even though laws now i lost ebt in coltado im in new york

[@ClassifiedDocz]

What if it’s employees ?

[@rhettjanes1056]

That's Why everytime I go to use my debit card or credit card I always pull on the card reader to make sure it doesn't pop off.

[@joeldriver3971]

This is why I use cash pretty much for everything. Some group of criminals from overseas somehow managed to put a skimmer on my BankofOklahoma ATM here in Oklahoma City back around 2018 and they even got my gosh damn pin number! They were able to get about $1500 in Dallas, TX before the bank caught it and called me and I verified that I was not in Dallas so they shut my account down. The bank had to eat the $1500 so it didn't cost me anything but that was pretty damn shocking they were able to do that.

[@angel-ij4xv]

this is why i stay away from credit cards

[@user-ms3jz7ub7n]

Sorry that happened to you. The only downside to carrying lots of cash is that you may get mugged!

[@angel-ij4xv]

@@user-ms3jz7ub7n yes that to

[@MissTopDJ007]

Exactly

[@dr.rickbooty]

A thief once stole my wallet. Bad news for the thief because I stay broke. $0 on my card. I know he (or she) was mad after trying to make a purchase with my card.

[@jjbdbd8279]

That’s why Big banks are about to have digital wallets

[@daveyt4802]

Nice to see the security cam footage of the installs!

[@paulm5458]

Criminal’s have nothing to fear. The punishment needs to be severe enough to deter criminals.

[@benedictcumberbatch4275]

Ah this ain’t Dracula days.

[@classicredwine]

This is why I despise companies that don’t accept tap to pay-I’m looking at you KROGER 😑

[@1990758]

Lmao

[@loganhawkins6486]

Switch to mobile pay or use a virtual debit/credit card like privacy. A lot of mobile payment methods use a one time virtual cc number for that specific purchase. If the signal is captured it cannot be reused. Or just use cash.

[@Scratchingforcash]

“Allegedly” “suspected” while they have them on camera doing it. Pleads “Not Guilty” while showing him do it. Here’s a thought, start sending these scumbags to prison for 20 years and stop giving them probation. It’s almost like the Government wants them out of jail.

[@Puzekat2]

Thank you for reporting on this.

[@dannaharbor8054]

I say everyone should pass this information on to their friends and family also posted on your Facebook page try to make everyone aware ASAP

[@MrHandsomeferny]

This is so frustrating! I was once at a 7-11 and was stolen $400 from my credit card. It showed in my bank statements 😐

[@finallygoated2361]

Did u get the money back?

[@creativeanimations-]

Thank you! Thank you for telling us!

[@MrBlackswan85]

Very informative thank you GMA

[@electress]

I have to say that skim scams are worrying.

[@tommccarty2570]

they should make it a mandatory for businesses to upgrade their old pos

[@wturner777]

Tell that to Walmart and Sam's Club. They still haven't added the tap features.

[@David_Emote]

@@wturner777😂😂😂

[@willcookmakeup]

How do they get the data later? Like is it just transmitting it somewhere or do they have to go back and retrieve it after people have used it

[@__1201]

One other tip: There's a sticker seal on gas pumps that you can check where the machine is opened. if that sticker is damaged or broken, don't use the pump and notify the gas station attendant.

[@TravisDoesKayakFishing]

Before swiping the card, see if the face pops off. You don't feel them. You grab it and tug it. If it's fake it will pop off but you have to give some effort.

[@emotion_gfx]

Where should I grab and tug? Or it doesn't matter where?

[@TravisDoesKayakFishing]

@@emotion_gfx Right where the side plastic has the groove. They snap down.

[@1990758]

What if you pull on it and you break it.

[@TravisDoesKayakFishing]

@@1990758 Then you have gone too far.

[@finallygoated2361]

@@TravisDoesKayakFishing😂😂

[@barano9729]

I know people from both sides of the industry. Sometimes the retailers knows about it or is actually in on it. Whenever feasible please use the “tap” system.

[@Dogsrule777]

It’s happened to me before. So invading…

[@JikkySef]

Thanks! Helpful vid. One question, is that jacket, Gortex? 😂😂

[@cassandrawestgate5775]

Who do these people think they can get away with it when there is a camera literally right in front of them?

[@grayisgood]

Because they can. Fact.

[@essebug1066]

Sleezy! So this is why I use cash! I love seeing how everything is starting to come full circle.

[@JERZEEBYNATURE]

WOW thank you

[@randomsanwhich2]

Get rid of the magnetic strip!

[@GoonieLord]

I wish more stores had the screen tap option its simple and easy

[@vampyretime177]

Or you could start suing Amazon for selling those devices.

[@chefbrooklyn5140]

How about build a alarm that will go OFF when the systems are tapered with w/o entiring a code?

[@maximusdecimusmeridius1345]

How about implementing practice for convenience stores utilizing POS machines to do a daily check of the terminals/ devices to detect placed skimming devices.

[@Phar2Rekliss]

Need to look for attached items above the keypad too. They are putting thin objects that look like the mirrors or look like atm machine surfaces above looking down at the keypads. above that look at your card numbers and watch you type your pin number in from above. They don't have to skim the stripes no more.

[@rudyvaldez]

How about maybe implementing a mandatory lunch time skimmer check?

[@annarosemont494]

Great suggestions

[@theeyesiramirez]

This just happened to me on Monday ! This sucks.

[@6time686]

Beautiful... their fingerprints are all over them.

[@bcbjbggjh9102]

i'm also going through this as we speak. I have a case with my bank right now. My card got skim and they took $1500 from my account. Never will i use my atm card again, i will be using credit card only .... smh ... never thought it happen to me but it did... smh ..

[@Iris-zq5mq]

Happened to me 7 years ago. Since then, we only use our credit cards and learned how to maximize our cash back from it at the same time. All credit cards are paid off either biweekly or monthly so makes the cash back really worth it 👍

[@darkguardian1314]

2:43 Tapping doesn't always work because of the gluing incidents at Chase ATM where their accounts remain open after transactions and have to be manually closed. It leaves others to access the account long after you left.

[@jamesburnette1850]

So if it feels loose move on yeah I can relate to that 🤣

[@debragreer8210]

Such a deceitful society this world has become 🥺

[@vicdog4440]

Thankfully, there are still a small handful of countries that are not as slimy as this one has become.

[@SB-lh5ju]

Gas stations and convenience stores should check machines daily and Make it part of their responsibility

[@abc123fhdi]

wonder if even tapping gets around it since the cover device could be an entire payment terminal processing your Apple Pay, but you would see a double charge or something so you could dispute it, just use a credit card and not a debit card.

[@leticiagonzalez7308]

Gracias.

[@FreshlySnipes]

This is why I stopped using my debit card. My accounts have been hit multiple times. I always use credit cards now so they steal the banks money, not mine.

[@wturner777]

You get better protection and better perks using a credit card than a debit card.

[@FreshlySnipes]

@thomasdunn-ic9dm that doesn’t even make sense

[@Jake-fm5oe]

"Try tapping" Me: it still picks up my info

[@amazon4716]

🤣 I like how they don't realize about the cameras.

[@marypettiford4569]

How is this so easy for them to remove this piece off of the machine-crazy you can’t have anything or do anything now a days. May God Bless Us All.

[@andrewliu2526]

You should never use a credit card to pay for gas in the first place. The price tends to be higher than cash. You're getting robbed either way.

[@lordt78]

You get points tho.

[@kitcat2559]

Here's the issue with many places, they don't have the tap to pay features yet and many still have cards without the feature yet

[@Ryan-yj3ce]

“Just move on to the next pump”wow great advice 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@ejonesss]

i think they can combat skimmers by. 1. make the terminal clamshell design so that you have to place the card into the machine similar to the slide roller device used in the 70s and 80s . advantage: you can see a skimmer , maybe even skimmer cant be placed without interfering with clamshell closure. 2. make the terminals much bigger so it can house the mechanism used at some atms where you feed the card in sideways and it is drawn into the reader and the reading is done internally. 3. require terminal makers to inflate the costs of the terminal really high so the criminals cant afford the terminal to practice on. the reason that the fake cell phone tower the stingray costs half a million and sold to police is to prevent criminals from using it to easily jam cell phones and/or learn from it and defeat it.

[@rogerrosen2323]

most cards have chips except the food and ebt cards dont have any non chip gif cards and food catds no chip

[@jillsipocz3582]

4) Throw the f-ing crooks in jail.

[@tamikadaniels6556]

Also be careful when swiping your card at fast food restaurants and things. I had one guy in the drive thru at Taco Bell try to scan my card with his cellphone.

[@scorpiotx3184]

You're absolutely 100% right! People gotta be careful at the drive-thru nowadays. Unfortunately, sleezy crooks do this everyday. Good thing you're aware, stay safe.

[@Rckstrroma5]

Jeez It sounds like a mess now

[@panchotorrez8427]

Warning for those sick people.

[@Chapa-pa-pa]

I always pay with cash.