If you’re lucky, you’ve never encountered a card skimmer. If you never let your credit (ATM) card out of your sight, how do these thieves get your ATM card information? They get it through the Credit Card Skimmer; these small, illegal devices fit on top of real card readers at self-service sale terminals. ATM card thieves will often temporarily put the card skimmer device on ATMs, or self-service point-of-sale (pos). Here’s how you can detect and avoid having your ATM card skimmed at the ATM or POS.

Source: The Guardian May 23, 2019 21:11 UTC