Texas Woman's Video Of Busting Credit Card Skimmer Goes Viral

[@aprilgarcia6119]

I love that she just snatched that piece off the reader with no hesitation. I feel you girl. Can't trust nobody

[@RyanREAX]

Anybody*

[@bunnimina5110]

@@RyanREAX you know what they mean anyway

[@majorlazor5058]

We know it’s the store manager. Gas station owners are notorious thieves.

[@RyanREAX]

@@bunnimina5110 “they?” Lol

[@Shakedown1969]

@@RyanREAX this is literally the perfect context to use the word “them”. stop making grammar political

[@shanedelawder5383]

It is genuinely frustrating. I've been scammed out of $1,500 at a Walgreens in Minneapolis Minnesota. I literally asked the store if they can review the cameras to see the person who put the credit card scammer device over the authentic one then they refuse to even show me anything. Made a affidavit with Wells Fargo literally the next 48 hours I got all my money back because they got law enforcement involved and they found out who did it it was a store manager. So it's not always a customer that's doing it sometimes it's an inside job.

[@johnphillips2396]

It's always an inside job.

[@fatimakidd4633]

Which Walgreens in Mpls? Just asking because I live downtown and go to the one on Nic/6th all the time

[@jamiezebra23]

Omgggg

[@whosaidthat84]

I hope that store manager is in jail now. Glad you won out in the end.

[@NopWorks]

No way a store customer can stick a big skimmer on the reader sitting at the cashier fast enough without the employee noticing.

[@curiouspantrea]

Thanks to her inquisitive mind she saved many people from getting scammed. Bravo girl!

[@intraterrestrial69]

Smart woman. I’m glad some people are still paying attention to things.

[@vissitorsteve]

Good for her! Most people would never have investigated on their own the way she did. Her actions likely saved a lot of others from being scammed.

[@reubenmorris487]

Most people would just let their banks handle it...

[@pigbenis2611]

No because we rich don't use debit. Use it for life and no credit jump but cc I'm not liable up to 1m in purchase and its not my money. Never use a debit. Your liable until ubget ure money back. If u do.

[@leonfrancis3418]

@Reuben Morris The banks handle it by forcing you to prove this isn't a scheme you're in on. They treat you like you're the criminal, and not the person whose money they're using to generate money from thing air with fractional reserve banking. People who've never been through these things think they just call their bank and explain the misunderstanding, and it's suddenly all good and their money comes back.

[@playshot360]

@@pigbenis2611 This has to be the worst paragraph ever written. Please seek help

[@halicarnassus834]

@@pigbenis2611 Rich and illiterate

[@Jumbaride]

This woman is a BOSS. She popped that cover OFF.

[@marioluigi9599]

Why is America so stupid and they still use magnetic stripe? You're supposed to use chip and pin. That way this doesn't happen

[@marioluigi9599]

And online you're supposed to use the visa secure thing or whatever

[@nonterrestriaI]

So obvious it's an inside job 😂

[@Sk-J440]

With single handedly

[@VintageToiletsRock]

@@nonterrestriaI 7/11 was an inside job!

[@salahuddinmuhammad3251]

I'm glad she caught them and was so resourceful

[@userunknownx]

Thank you, for doing this. I knew about skimmers on the gas pumps, but I can't see this happening without help from an employee.

[@user-zm4rw5bs3x]

MOST of the time, it's the EMPLOYEE'S who are doing it.

[@kerryquinn6218]

Well done that lady, she has commonsense, logic, determination and confidence. She has saved many people from the same experience and helped to bring justice to the perpetrators, hopefully.

[@mahayanaconfidential6452]

"determination" and confidence " lol shut up she was over charged and followed up , lol relax

[@dino9395]

@@mahayanaconfidential6452 Are you always this negative?? Jesus,Chill...

[@kerryquinn6218]

@@mahayanaconfidential6452 lol Calm down dear it's just my opinion of the lady lol. Best wishes to you from Northern Ireland.

[@mahayanaconfidential6452]

@@kerryquinn6218 right, sure sure

[@cahnnel00111]

yes amazing

[@corinfletcher]

I worked for a 7-eleven. I can guarantee inspecting the card readers is NOT a policy. That statement from the corporate representative was a straight-up lie.

[@rondiggity1677]

Aren't they privately owned?

[@madmaximilian5783]

@@rondiggity1677 yes...and they know exactly how that scanner got there because they have the video footage. (Liars)

[@jeffmccloud905]

Yeah this will get traced back to the owner and they'll get busted. No way this wasn't an inside job

[@churchofseabass9227]

They should tho.

[@legionnaire4548]

@@jeffmccloud905 Yeah, something is fishy about that store... who knows, it might be the employees setting those devices up on that card readers. They have the video footage to prove them to the media... it's a complete BS lie.

[@bigg4879]

This happened to me one time. I live pay check to paycheck and had no money to buy food or pay my rent after my account was drained. I called my bank and was issued a new card and they did eventually get back my money but I went a whole week without any money and missed my rent payment date. This is a horrible crime against people who mostly just live check to check.

[@jjamesd1]

Good for this young lady! She helped others too!

[@hawkeye9793]

" She had a suspicion something wasn't right and went back to investigate. " You go girl.

[@mothermurdererpodcaster]

Yes!

[@markdibble8840]

Probably manager or employee.

[@jc4evur661]

Smart Lady!

[@DarthVader1977]

Jupiter Paulsen, longer video.

[@DavisM0023]

Sexist

[@justanaverageguy1351]

There's no way that skimmer could've been installed without the store staff knowing.

[@phoenicianathletix2866]

Those gas stations private owned.

[@blaneiobe8579]

Not necessarily true there’s been plenty of times I’ve gone into gas stations and the employee is in the back it’s usually late at night when they are doing some cleaning but if the employee was distracted helping someone or doing other parts of the job someone could easily install a skimmer

[@eriknutt3026]

There is about a thousand different ways it could have been wdym?

[@Leo-gt1bx]

The whole story is suspect.

[@chrisp3139]

I have litterly seen videos where they distract the cashier and place it on the reader without the cashier ever noticing. All it takes is a few seconds to put on.

[@ChrisTopherBunnell]

Sue 7eleven. They obviously didn't "inspect the card reader regularly" enough.

[@RecoveryRoomRestorations]

thank you for giving us the heads-up on this, and I'm glad you got your money back!!

[@goldengod5915]

“The machine should be flat. There should be no gaps” that’s a very important line

[@tnolentin]

but people has eyes

[@LambertTherapy]

Watch them just start making them flat and less noticeable

[@godshallsmiteyouu]

@@tnolentin … Derp

[@Giliver]

There's absolutely no truth to that statement. Lol

[@wonderwhy5824]

Where blm at??

[@hebneh]

Tremendous admiration for how she figured this out and then has a video to show millions of us how this scam works! She’s provided a huge service for so many people.

[@oktayyildirim2911]

This more of a scheme than a scam.

[@mdixatsaxmin6417]

@@oktayyildirim2911 ya i agree 👍 coz scam usually a talker . But this thing is another level

[@Leo-gt1bx]

Been there done that got the t-shirt. Nothing heroic at all.

[@hebneh]

@@Leo-gt1bx So you personally have removed a fake attachment from a credit card machine in a 7-Eleven and posted the video on KZbin as well?

[@Leo-gt1bx]

@@hebneh No an ATM and the police did it.

[@Scratchingforcash]

It’s mostly the owners and managers that install the skimmers but as usual nothing happens. No one is arrested and no one goes to prison. It’s a total joke

[@xtalviper]

This is completely on 7-Eleven, they should be charged. Allowing THEIR sales terminal equipment to be tampered with, on THEIR property, is absolutely THEIR responsibility.

[@LITTLE1994]

That woman is smart. She just helped other people get the warning. Glad she got her money.

[@HK00088]

Wonder how many stores are doing this?

[@pathfinder3175]

She's so smart that she got scammed multiple times.

[@kintsugikame]

@@pathfinder3175 you say that like she fell for a pyramid scheme or something

[@thejake8099]

@@pathfinder3175 She was scammed once, the card reader copies your card information and replicates it as many times as the fraudster needs.

[@MrMac4real]

Yes. However, she would have gotten her money back regardless...banks insure your money.

[@user-gc5ly3tz8l]

The companies that don’t police their machines should be liable for the damages. It’s their responsibility to ensure their machines are not tampered with. Many times it turns out to be the store workers/owners that commit these crimes.

[@mh1970]

I agree. We see it happening and they still acting like they don't know these things happen 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@itsacorporatething]

The people who end up absorbing the costs are the merchants where the stolen card info is spent. Because when you report fraud they have to give the money back. You’re right, it should be where the card info was stolen.

[@jackiedecoma4637]

Good to know

[@SethiozProject]

that's why she got her money back .. DUH! .. you don't really think the person who put the skimmer there paid her back? obivously that money was refunded by the 7-eleven shop manager or owner.

[@SethiozProject]

@@thebee9907 works like this for the banks i've used. transaction is "pending" until the claimant claims the funds. This period is usually less than 30 mins. scammers use scam accounts, they pull the money out few times a day or at least once a day. that's the whole idea, by the time victims realize they got scammed .. money is already gone. some banks might give it back out of courtesy, but scammers also get the money. so don't talk if you know nothing, maybe in USA it works like this, but not in EU.

[@b.justiceforall9544]

Thank you Nigel (sorry if name misspelled) it's people like you that take the time and it comes back to help people like me. Thank you NBC News for the report.

[@katlynrobertson1051]

I wouldn’t be surprised if owners do this stuff to their own stores

[@AggresivelyBenign]

Shouldn’t store managers be held responsible in some way? How did someone not see that?!?

[@rogerdildeau7507]

Yes, stores should refuse to use credit cards. CASH is king!

[@wyatts9646]

Because there probably the ones who did it

[@turtwig104]

Maybe he is the culprit. It’s weird he won’t make any kind of statement admonishing the skimmer in his store.

[@JouvaMoufette]

@@rogerdildeau7507 cash is not king though. She lost $600 but she got it back. You may have a higher risk of losing money without direct physical contact, but how often will you get your cash back if it's stolen from you? It's a much less guarantee. And businesses have less money to lose via theft either at the place of business or when depositing at the bank. The tradeoff for consumers being the traceability of purchases and for businesses being fees taken from transactions. But to some that's a positive trade. But no, nobody is going to stop taking credit cards.

[@RM-xf9gi]

Cameras in 7/11 all over that store. The police should hire Deidre. She would get the bad guys if she had more resources.

[@llw53one]

I’m glad she recorded the entire transaction so there could be no debate about what exactly happened

[@iant9461]

South Asian crime generally here in the U.K. if not, guess who?

[@YuriMuff]

OK klan.

[@ZEBEEtheoriginal]

@@iant9461 Oh wow. It's common in the UK? I'd never heard if this.

[@iant9461]

@@ZEBEEtheoriginal Absolutely! Majority of fraud, money laundering and card cloning are committed by the South Asian communities. Nothing to do with racism, just stats that you can look up and see who is in prison for what. A pattern occurs generally among certain groups for different crimes and percentile wise, this group stands there at the top for fraudulent activity.

[@cnapier67]

Glad she got things straight!

[@cerellebarnes3971]

Good for her! This is one of the reasons why I still use cash.

[@lexy4983]

She a true hero! Imagine families struggling and this has happened to them. We need more ppl like her❤️

[@MrBlaze256]

Your bank account is insured you get the money back

[@andreanelson6937]

FACTS!

[@KAriedoll]

@@MrBlaze256 you missed the point. And not all financial institutions are cooperative. You out of touch genius.

[@MrBlaze256]

@@KAriedoll my bank account is insured for up to 250k dollars. I'm sure all banks are

[@shigatsu1974]

@@MrBlaze256 only if you see a sign that says Member FDIC. If not,you’re screwed.

[@Rondogardener]

My daughter was skimmed several years ago at an ATM at a branch of her credit union. Thankfully, the credit union saw several added purchases that were made on a route to Houston and notified her. They locked her card and issued another. This lady here gets an A+.

[@JezusC]

Don't worry I clapped her cheeks good after so she ain't care

[@99Em07]

@@garybulwinkle82I have problem; ROBBERY. Still happens with cash kid

[@jetmorbid]

‘We need to do a thorough exam of this skimmer” 😂

[@mart9048]

No one is arresting the cashier that put the scammer on the card swiper? really?

[@joshuahayes5005]

I love how the employee "tries" to check it with two hands and then the woman just pops the thing off. Tell me you did it without telling me you did it lol.

[@anonymousanonymous-tw3wm]

🤣😂

[@iskandertime747]

Right?

[@MsBellasworld]

He was trying to secure it back on and she just popped it right off, lol

[@judymurray191]

And she did it with those long nails! Kudos to her!

[@Genos2600]

Yup that looked mad sus

[@UrbanNestingwithMichelle]

this young lady is very smart and I truly admire her for bringing awareness about this scam

[@suziecreamcheese211]

And brave.

[@DarthVader1977]

@@suziecreamcheese211 Jupiter Paulsen video.

[@DarthVader1977]

@@veryslyfox Colin Flaherty's videos.

[@basillah7650]

No, heaps of videos of this she clearly looked a video up since stupid enough to scan card without checking most people using card to lazy to just pay cash not like she works no rush.

[@DarthVader1977]

@@basillah7650 The real victim here is the English language.

[@lovetocraftlovetocraft241]

Smart lady. So glad she exposed it for others to be warned.

[@Artai.wonder]

Hire her

[@suprememan3631]

She’s definitely going down as a hero who would ever think to look at those types of details not just that but to make sure other people don’t become victims you have my biggest respect.

[@mrs.maggied377]

I think its weird youtube asked me if I’m satisfied with this comment…

[@athmaid]

*Oprah voice*: you're a hero, you're a hero, everybody is a hero!

[@CbrF4i600cc]

A person that googled card skimmer.. would look for these details

[@Squarebodydodi]

She saved a lot of people from being scammed , she deserves an award or something

[@klosekal55l]

Not an award lol

[@chad_usa]

You must've been born last week if you didn't know these existed 😂

[@ben5154]

@@chad_usa ? Did you read that comment and think it implied they didn't know these things exist? Also, there's plenty of elderly, uninformed, or just very busy people out there that could get scammed by this, which she stopped in this particular store. Not sure what point you were trying to make there.

[@chad_usa]

@@ben5154 I made you type a whole novel 😂 I live in your head rent free 😂

[@tt23abc]

I have an award for her right here.

[@Rexini_Kobalt]

Got skimmed at Disney once, nowhere is safe lmao

[@mdnite2941]

There should be in store video footage of someone putting the skimmer on.

[@HammondSoul808s]

I remember hearing this story. She initially confronted the 7/11 after popping the skimmer off and the employees basically ignored her. Then she took the device to the police department and was told to return the device to the store. I’m glad it got resolved, but I was heated the first time I heard this

[@Yumi_Jay]

Now why in the world would police want the device returned to that 711 especially when it's a card skimmer.

[@maldito300]

I would of destroyed that skimmer.

[@cali2468]

@@Yumi_Jay Right. That part of the story obviously isn't true.

[@CharlieBrown20XD6]

@@Yumi_Jay because cops hate having to do any real police work. They joined to harass and murder black people and get annoyed when you come to them with actual crimes

[@cards5719]

I think it's still theft even if you steal something bad... Law is really weird and there are protocols you need to go through to properly convict people. Some people can get off for things especially if the evidence was "stolen".

[@Ayundaru]

this woman is a legend

[@ruthsmith2367]

😀👍

[@betsyforever8689]

Yep... A legend among clowns ! 😱

[@Shadd0wz]

@@betsyforever8689 Ten bucks says she's happier in her life than you are.

[@nadmad8284]

@@Shadd0wz of course she is happier

[@psychomillerboy5132]

the store manager talking about they don't know who behind it.. no comment on it because its them...

[@jamestyndall529]

I would start by questioning the clerk or the owner of the store

[@rumrunner5853]

How does one get a card reader inside the store? An employee or the owner has to be on it.

[@scotsmanofnewengland7713]

She should get an award from the credit card companies for being savvy and following her instincts. Good job girl !!!

[@deenanthekemoni5567]

They will reward her! They'll raise her interest rate an additional *25%* . Good deeds aren't rewarded when Evil rules the World.

[@ImFromIowa]

@@deenanthekemoni5567 that is true, big companies are selfish careless companies that only donate to say Ukrainian or Russia (depends on which side of the war you see invades first) to make their company look good yet don’t care about 👤👥 (us) but our 💰💵💲💳🪙. Sickening CEO’s not caring about those struggling or scammed.

[@TsAudrey]

The credit companies are money makers! I doubt they'll consider rewarding her! Crooks just like the ones that started these crimes!

[@ernestogastelum9123]

why would the credit companies rewards her? as long as they get their money they wont care much

[@remywiggins9206]

Yeah I don’t see any reason for rewards, considering these types of scams happen a lot anyways.

[@JordanRA]

Sounds like the store is in on the scam. Declining to comment? Extremely suspect. Good community service right here for this young lady saving potentially hundreds of people from being scammed like this and bringing it to light. Incredibly smart thinking.

[@samanthagarcia99]

Agreed. “We don’t know who we are looking for as a suspect right now”…… ?? Employees? Overnight staff?? Cameras? This sounds so suspect

[@batsman46]

@@samanthagarcia99 what does the comment by the officer have to do with Jordan’s comment

[@CrizzyEyes]

Pretty standard procedure not to comment on any pending criminal investigation. It's unlikely corporate (who made the statement) was in on it, but they are likely too embarrassed by the fact that they signed on a franchise with corrupt employees to admit it.

[@DarthVader1977]

FBI crime statistics - Table 43.

[@gatolibero8329]

Yeah, I mean it's very obvious how it was attached the card machine. How an employee couldn't notice that is beyond me.

[@gazzabyerun9048]

You can't tell me that the store owner/ manager was clueless about this! Any stores caught red handed should be shut down and heavily fined for doing that period, Each person that got scammed should get restitution besides getting all of their money back!!

[@sjackjrman]

I also notice the camera directly above the card reader. You put your pin number and it's recorded. If there's wifi then they have card info AND your pin. Always cover-up when entering the pin. Be safe all.

[@not1043]

We all thank you Texas woman for finding the most wrongful thing anyone can do to a hard working family

[@chattaboxxx2332]

Yeah let's just pretend murderers, rapists, and paedophiles don't exist, or hey let's pretend there's not a dictator who just launched a war killing hundreds of families across ukraine and destroying the rest of both thier own and Ukraine's civilian population. Lets just bury our heads in the sand...

[@dragonsember]

Skimmers are EVERYWHERE! ATMs and vending machines are the biggest culprits. Be careful when you're making purchases somewhere unfamiliar.

[@inductionbyforce8656]

The banks take the hit not the families

[@who346]

So who placed it on it...???employee...

[@davegoodwin1848]

I am pretty sure this isn't "the worst thing you can do to a family"... I would argue that murder, r*pe, molestation, cannibalism may be a bit worse.

[@michelle-michellefarris7883]

I appreciate her for coming forward and bringing this to light

[@cherylp9963]

Me too

[@hmoobtojsiab4854]

there was a video on tik tok some white dude put this on while the owner or worker wasnt looking if you look harder youll find the video

[@victordelgado7408]

she lost all her EBT money, lets make her a gofundme

[@bunnywavyxx9524]

@@victordelgado7408 no evidence of that but you people don’t care about evidence. Money she lost due to the scams of you people, as usual

[@fandangobrandango7864]

@@victordelgado7408 she's not a grifter like Trump

[@CB-vg1wq]

This Texas lady is a hero! She should be given an award for finding this skimmer. Maybe the police should hire her to find skimmers- she is great!

[@gordon3178]

Whoever is the manager of the shop or petrol station/shop is accountable for what goes on in their business there should be no exceptions as he/she was or is the manager at the time

[@listenquitely2888]

Shouldn't they have cameras. Just watch the footage to see who installed it.

[@PDXMILO]

Come on now, you don't think the police are doing just that?

[@ShadowLancer128]

@@PDXMILO it's a very easy process of elimination. They just request all of their footage dating back the last year or so and usually have a clip of the perp within like a month or two, and if they can't find the perp on the footage, they know it was one of the employees.

[@johnhasagun]

The owner refused to comment about the situation, most likely in on it. Glad that lady got her money babk.

[@ftx1834]

​@@ShadowLancer128 No store ever keeps a years worth of footage. they usually only keep a few weeks worth of footage (storage is insanely expensive) Also, if they can't find who placed the skimmer on the reader, how can you assume it was the employees? theres no footage to confirm that theory.

[@Smart-Towel-RG-400]

@@ftx1834 yah but typically card scimmers are only at a place for a few days then they come back and take it that's what's making thing it's a empolyee or employee looking away becuase they numbers were recovered from it and was put back on that typically don't happen with the ones in stores cuz they don't wanna risk being on videos multiple.times

[@sayitwithatshirt]

They say allegations. This is no allegation. She recorded herself going in the store & pulling the skimmer rite off the machine on camera! She got video proof.

[@sezzyridge]

Journalists have to. It's so they don't get sued.

[@memesfromdeepspace1075]

Everything is judge at court

[@danm2084]

It's a legal thing. Until the court decides otherwise, it is an allegation.

[@sadenni]

Allegation is used until there is a conviction in a court of law…come on now…

[@nightmarefanatic1819]

It is possible that 7-11 didn't do this. There is a scam where someone with a skimmer will come up to the counter with a purchase, ask for cigarettes or something behind the counter where the clerk has to be turned around and then will put the skimmer on the machine while they aren't looking.

[@franknew9001]

I was a victim of credit card fraud twice. 😢😢😢😢 Now I pay cash almost everywhere I go.

[@roisinhart]

Former cashier here. My store was taught to regularly check the card readers at each register every shift. We had to literally physically touch the machine, run our hands on the sides and back, to check for tampering. I don't want to blame the employees of that store, but someone was definitely not doing their full job.

[@michaeltabanao9014]

Inside job.....not much oversight at a 24hr station 3 shifts, 1st job out on parole

[@Undomaranel]

That someone definitely not doing their job was either a cashier trying to get a little extra, or a manager who was conning everyone.

[@stevethea5250]

@@Undomaranel possible inside job

[@Mr_Boss_Smile]

they get paid minimum wage you expect them to care?

[@forwardmoving8252]

@Rousin Hart except that ISN'T their job lmao. You are a dimwit for thinking every store has even remotely similar policies. Most employees are never told to do that.

[@cerebrumexcrement]

glad she got her money back.

[@robertjohnson3555]

Yes

[@bdawg5855]

Thank god she did, they have footage so they should arrest them all as suspects

[@ViolentMLG]

This is why its good to have a CC and to always use it. I once had my wife when we first got together use our debit card with tons of cash on it, and I told her never to do that. Ironically some time after that I saw small 1-2 cent charges showing up on that card, immediately cancelled it. If you got cash you care about, don't put it on the line.

[@blaze8408]

Well that's easy you just dispute w bank .

[@briantbmoth6472]

Her bank gave it back to her I’m sure.

[@danielsonmartinezblea1316]

We need to find out who is manufacturing the skimmers ...

[@alxfts616]

7-11 became such a hole... I don't understand how this is legal... I'd be so angry i'd probably start trashing the place

[@alxfts616]

and it is 100% legal as long as law enforcement is neutered in the face of financial crimes imposed on the poor

[@RishayanPorMexico]

Bet you it was an inside job. Besides, all these stores have all these cameras going, they should be able to detect who did it...unless...the store is uncooperative as this store seems to be....I avoid these convenience stores like the plague, as I worked at many of them when I was younger, and I know just how corrupt and crooked many of the employees, as well as management can be.

[@LLMelvinL]

Yep!!

[@dirtymacc4121]

That's very sad, taking from the community smh

[@sbell897]

Exactly what I was thinking! Look at how to cashier pretends like they can't pull the skimmer off the cc machine.

[@oneeyemonster3262]

To manufacture those scamming device require MASS PRODUCTION and planning from the TOP. Beyound local and regional management. 7/11 are full of shiet....

[@jeffhulsey989]

I had 1600 taken off one of my cards once. 1400 spent in 1 store in 2 days, in a store i have never shopped in. I asked for the videos and the clerk looked like he was sweating bullets. I asked the manager if he really thought it would be that hard to find the person who spent $100 14 times. Local police thought I was ripped off from that store and looked at their gas pumps only to find that they had skimmers too! It's an inside ring!!!

[@hd-xc2lz]

When that scanner popped off she must have felt justified, relieved and avenged. So happy for her.

[@dr.davidenglish778]

I only wish she had the chance to pop the person who did it in the nose. She is a mother trying to raise her child and someone tried to steal money from her.

[@tjaspire]

She should sue that store!

[@funtimefoxyfan8309]

This is terrifying. You’d never think a card reader that almost always has an employee near it would be a credit/debit info trap

[@thedreflacko]

This is why I use cash app card and only deposit $50 each time on the card for the purchase I make and refill on the need to go basis

[@funtimefoxyfan8309]

@@thedreflacko smart, I should do that too

[@sarahjesusisgod]

Someone could have distracted the employee by asking a question to get them away from the counter and then an accomplice placed it on there when the employee had their back turned.

[@xxarianahiltonxx5116]

I have a feeling the employee put it there. He didn't even try hard to take it off while she easily popped it off.

[@blackmamba___]

Lol this is why this old trick continue to still work in 2022. A good amount of people would never expect it.

[@countkirk6587]

Two comments here: Never mess with a momma bear. The cashier was in on the scam.

[@janetsmith2104]

Corporate, the store owner, manager and cashier are all responsible for the fraudulent activity.

[@ComradeSlice]

@@janetsmith2104 are you a lawyer?

[@miaaustin1825]

It didn't appear that way. But she was probably scared that the woman would assume she was so she stepped back to protect herself

[@David-jt9nt]

@@ComradeSlice i find it hard to believe the casher didn't notice something was wrong with the tools they are responsible for having customers use, but on the flip side if I'm not being paid enough to care I wont bother to check the tools so up to the consumer

[@ComradeSlice]

@@David-jt9nt the cashier doesn't even touch the Point of Sale terminal most of the time. They only touch the register.

[@btudrus]

The morale: Do not go buying chips 🤣🤣🤣

[@bilson7523]

Good for her! Expose these scams!

[@CallsignMongol]

What's a bigger crime is the fact that 7-Eleven is not telling all their locations to check for card skimmers regularly because most likely the employees could possibly be in on it.

[@rs72098]

This is why some clerks make asking for a receipt such a hassle. They should hand you a receipt no matter what. If you don't want it, you can tell them. The card machine should ask you for a receipt and it should print it towards you like when you get gas. It's annoying asking for receipt.

[@aaronelijahcolyer]

there should be video of who ever did this unless it was an inside job and the video was erased

[@toma5153]

They nickel and dime you when giving back change on cash transactions too. I've had this happen at convenience stores and fast food places. Holding back a nickel, dime or quarter hoping you won't notice. Seems petty but it adds up for the dishonest employee over time. And the cash register accounting will always be correct at end of shift or when they do their daily balance.

[@cobeyc.b5946]

I mean would they be stealing credit card info if they made enough money?

[@cherylT321]

Yep!

[@appliancedude63]

The store was in on it. There's no way anyone could install that device without the store knowing it.

[@dannysjunior9170]

That's what I was thinking.

[@JMulvy]

Right? Too many cameras. Generally speaking, police do not give out information in an ongoing investigation if they can help it. I think she just told that to the reporters so there would be no follow up questions about it, thereby not revealing to the criminal that they are on to them. If no possible tampering is seen with the camera tapes, then they could be investigating the possibility of an inside job.

[@madeline7894]

Actually the store isn’t on it. We actually had training on this when I worked at Victoria secret last year. They’ve caught a couple people doing it and whenever you aren’t watching or have your head turned from the Moneris machine, they install it. It is VERY quick and literally takes 2 seconds to put. We got trained to check the moneris machines frequently but trust me that it DOES happen and most employers aren’t aware The way you can tell is that the extra keypad is BULKY so youll be able to see a different. You don’t want to insert like they said as this scam is mostly targeted to people who still insert. Tapping is the way to go.

[@appliancedude63]

@@madeline7894 it was a convenience store. How many convenience stores have you walked into and no one was at the register?

[@LucasJasche]

Nah bro I seen them stick one on a ATM, they’re snap-on, actually insane.

[@mrvwbug4423]

It's nearly always a crooked employee who is either doing it, or letting an accomplice do it

[@HEHE-dx9og]

Store employees are probably in on the scam. Getting there cut.

[@MugRuith]

It should totally be the responsibility of the store to protect their machines against fraud. Otherwise there is a huge incentive for employees to scam their customers.

[@blinking_dodo]

Actually, from a security standpoint, you shouldn't be trusting devices you don't own. In the ideal situation, you scan a QR/NFC so you get a popup on your own device that says what amount goes to who before you authorize the payment.

[@blinking_dodo]

@Major Cbass Not an option when the elite wants to get rid of all cash payment options...

[@ChainzMBM]

@Major Cbass until you get robbed tryna make a big purchase

[@erictheviking]

Or have a separate card for your day to day transactions. Keep it at $100 or so

[@organik_individual9740]

@Major Cbass not for long …

[@juanc5149]

Every employee and manager is a suspect as far as I’m concerned. If this store refuses to cooperate they should be forced to close and summoned to court.

[@erycalynn0307]

That part 💯

[@loveyaenoughtotellyathetru7279]

Non compliance is a dead giveaway.

[@darklord9581]

Watch the video closely and the worker even tries to protect/push the reader on before she just rips it off lol.

[@silencionomus]

Yes. If this were like a ATM in an entryway or something, I could see some random crim being able to add that skimmer... but this was right on their flipping counter.

[@miguelmartini1086]

a customer can also pit the device on it whenever the cashier isnt looking

[@KameraShy]

"No Comment"?!? Really? One would think that stores would regularly check their card readers.

[@KT-sv6jx]

TERRIBLE, Take Everybody To Court, Then They'll Care And Be Sorry 💵💵💰💰 7/11 Should Be Ashamed Of Themselves, She Is A Mom And A Honest Paying Customer So DISGUSTING

[@monot00nz]

It's an employee behind the scam. As a former store manager of a 7-Eleven, we have DAILY logs that must be filled out on every shift that shows you've checked gas pumps, ATMs, and cash register card readers for potential tampering. It's definitely an employee.

[@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291]

I used to work at a gas station back in 2013 and we didn’t do it then. Maybe they weren’t a thing back then. I started checking gas pumps and atm machines before I put my card in them. I didn’t know they were being put on the readers like these though.

[@casanovafunkenstein5090]

It's equally likely, if not more so, to be the owner/manager.

[@BostonBobby1961]

Fine it’s an employee. The establishment should be responsible for the stolen funds.

[@truthbetold9923]

Used to work in retail asset protection had a manager who had a saying..." hire me at minimum wage and watch me steal thousands" we busted store managers and employees at every level...

[@AwesomeAa1]

Exactly, I call bull on the fact that they haven't checked cameras on the cashier.

[@JaRule6]

Good for her! 🙏🏻💓 She doesn't deserve to be treated like that. She seems like a nice lady and she's trying to raise a kid. so that's $600 probably meant the world to her.

[@yapdog]

I bet she has much more than $600; she's just too savvy. The card was probably just linked to her checking account which she likely only puts in a little when she need it... and that's something *everyone* should be doing.

[@evaready900]

Hmmm

[@stickshiftt9127]

She looks like she's doing well in life. Smart too

[@donttrymetryjesus4566]

600 means a lot to JB since he wants to know about any deposits into our checking account600 and up👁️

[@altha-rf1et]

we know that feeling we was down to our last $50.00 until payday when it happen to us we was just going to buy milk, bread and a few items to make it too Friday. things have gotten better for us but sure remember those days when money was so tight could not even afford a bag of chips or a soda

[@GeneralCane]

I didn't even know this was a thing. Add that to the paranoia list I guess lol.

[@JacobP81]

Wow! Thanks for breaking this. Thanks to her for showing this.

[@alishamcelroy9654]

I can't believe she figured that out. I would never have thought of doing this. Good for her!!

[@cinnamonstar808]

because most of us are in a rush , and why the CLERK didnt notice? he/she had all day to notice EVERY in-store purchase is not going through? 100% of cars should not decline.

[@DezzarTac]

@@cinnamonstar808 That is not what was stated. Her card was declined b/c her account was drained prior silly!

[@leydibobgachalife6099]

🙂

[@michaelscottland4239]

To catch a criminal you meet to think like one.

[@jamell-gk6bs]

Your racist for saying that

[@BL-no7jp]

Thanks for sharing and bringing awareness of such a scam from narcissistic predators everywhere.

[@EhCloserLook]

*sociopathic

[@meow2u22]

@@EhCloserLook *that, too.

[@richardg1426]

The ones you can't spot is at Gas-Stations they open the pump and hook it up inside ! so checking the card slot won't work !

[@slcRN1971]

It seems that the scammers got greedy and instead of hitting that card for smaller amounts, they took so much that her card got denied!! We had that happen too. We went right to the bank and filled out many forms, but eventually the money was returned to our account.

[@mattmatt2417]

ALWAYS use a credit card, its good for cash back points,air miles and secure transactions/fraud protection. I don't use debit cards. I pay EVERYTHING at the end of the month/I NEVER pay interest,but I NEVER use debit cards, they have no benefits, only A LOT of down sides.

[@ozer9529]

That’s why you always use a spare card with a pre paid account that you top up whenever you want. For online purchases and for in store ones. Never use your main account card anywhere.

[@cr1mzTV]

Very well done. This is one reason why I leave my card locked and only unlock it to make a purchase.

[@pgbollwerk]

Good for her. BTW, this is why it's SO important to use either the chip, or tap method, rather than swiping. When you swipe, it uses the "main" number for the card (which doesn't change), but when you use the chip or tap, it creates a temporary number that only works once, for that transaction.

[@OgGuak420]

Apple Pay bby

[@buyerenogurlfwendo2106]

Chips won’t matter if you pay at the gas pump. Your card will still be insert in a way that the mag stripe can be read. Not sure about card readers inside but could be possible for the skimmer to read the mag stripe even though only part of it is in there. Despite the card reader trying to read the chip; the skimmer overlaying it could be using the mag stripe information.

[@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291]

This made me think about a gas station I went into the other day where the cashier was complaining about “lazy people” who were using the tap feature on their cards. He claimed people who did that was to lazy to swipe it and put in their pin. And said that when people tap instead of swipe or use the chip they are charged more. He said that they are charged 10 cent more per gallon of gas if they tap the card bc it runs as credit.

[@jjnba6074]

Wow never knew thanks!

[@Razor_Wing]

Yeah, I refuse to swipe my card anywhere.

[@msharp8549]

She’s a smart cookie.

[@lionsdejudah]

Yea once you put away your phone, you start to realize normality.

[@serenaireland2248]

Has to be someone who is working at the store.

[@cantbuyrespect]

how could it be anyone but an employee?

[@mrrobot8973]

She’s awesome for taking matters in her own hand but more importantly making a point that she’s out to help others from falling victim as well. Well done 👏👏

[@happylistener4628]

That 7-Eleven needs to be held accountable for not monitoring and checking their own card skimming equipment. They are obviously negligent and untrustworthy.

[@cmcrisp42]

The employees are at the cash registers almost 90% of the time when people are in the store, and the stores keep cameras on those registers, so I guarantee it's going to turn out to be an employee that did the skimming

[@jetfire245]

@@cmcrisp42 yeah I was about to say - the size of that skimmer. That's not something you just sneak on when no one is looking. That's something you do when the store is dead and you work there.

[@Stephen-ob3ij]

@@cmcrisp42 First thing that came to mind is it's an inside job.

[@junejunejuniejune]

@@cmcrisp42 my thoughts exactly! it's not like a groccery store where theres 5 check out isles, the 7/11 near me only has 2 check outs, and they are ALWAYS attended.

[@meg-k-waldren]

@@jetfire245 probably right before closing up or first thing in the morning.

[@billcatcher2701]

This is the reason why i ALWAYS deal in cash at convenience stores/gas stations and NEVER EVER use a credit/debit card.

[@F8Tributo]

Why can't the police, detectives, and store owners protect the public? How come it takes this smart lady to do it?

[@legobobafett5045]

Starting to ask the serious questions for your never-did-wrong-government!

[@mikecwell45]

Inside job harder to discover but she was just smarter then the store manager or owner doing it

[@calvincandie5344]

@JJ Email you gawtdamn right

[@gailhasler8435]

It's Texas!!!! Lol😘

[@colleenshaw1607]

@JJ Email it's more that their training techniques are based on methods from the 1970s and not adapted to what crime looks like now.

[@jake5993]

They are super common at Gas pumps !! Just wiggle the card reader a bit before you put your card in. Has saved me before!!

[@the_random9718]

Yep, a few years ago my mom was scammed $120 at a chevron station.

[@lifespanwellnessbeauty-60i64]

Thanks for the tip!

[@Pipsterz]

Yes. Thanks. Big targets for card skimmers are gas stations. Also, do not let your card out of sight. Devices come so small they can be palmed.

[@SVGIN]

Good grief!... Geez

[@honeysucklecat]

Glad I live on Oregon. There’s no self serve gas.

[@notrolling]

Literally 2 seconds in the video and when they showed her pic it all made sense.

[@rickfromboston]

Good going Miss! ❤Love it! This Lady took the trouble to go back and stop this thievery, good on her! Probably stopped a lot of people being ripped off.

[@intercat4907]

That little child has a tough, smart mom, and I wish best of everything to them both.

[@horacegandy]

Generational welfare at it's finest

[@pigbenis2611]

But a broke poor one. 600 was thr entire account. Lol 😆

[@andrewcastleberry4921]

@@pigbenis2611 come on man, everyone has down times. and 600 is still 600 more than you probably have smh

[@engineeredtruths8935]

Stop simping

[@theafricanobserver8785]

Here in Africa I cannot dream even having 600 dollars anytime in my life

[@arselia8499]

I 👏 applaud this wonderful woman and am so happy her money was returned.

[@drewbooth72]

Has to be a employee

[@ppstorm_]

imagine only having 600 dollars to your name hahaha

[@rhodabaruch4]

Police talking bout “we’ll investigate” when SHE did it for them with 0 budget! Pay her!!

[@lazytyrantthao4637]

There has to be security cameras in that store recording the register. It’s a inside job by the employee there.

[@sharonwhitman745]

Exactly someone on inside did that

[@naturistfred]

You got that right.

[@colorsafebleach5381]

Well that would be just stupid. The cashiers know they have cameras, and would be busted.

[@Anniefawesome]

@@colorsafebleach5381 i think they know the people who installed the fake ones. How do u not notice someone messing with your machines?

[@cknorris3644]

There is another video where a man pulled one off and the employee behind the counter dipped out. Inside jobs.

[@phishinround420]

Buying chips… with a credit card…. I can’t.

[@duckmercy11]

When I worked at a grocery store people bought the smallest most insignificant things with CCs. Gum, cigarettes, bottle of water, etc.

[@susieangelo6410]

Thank you, young mother for reporting this FRAUD technique. They're BUSTED now.