Criminal skimming operations cost financial institutions and American consumers more than $1 billion each year, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Skimming occurs when devices are ...
From blackmail and romance schemes, to fraudulent checks and credit card skimmers — crooks continue scamming when and where they can. In 2023, compromised debit cards were up 96% compared to 2022 — ...
No matter how much we do to protect ourselves, it seems like there's always a scammer looking to separate us from our hard-earned money. From keeping your phone safe from AI scams to avoiding ...
It’s illegal to own a skimming device in North Carolina, but that doesn’t stop criminals from trying to steal your money. Skimming devices can be installed over card readers to record unsuspecting ...
Texas, Florida and California are the states with the most credit card skimming cases in the U.S. In 2022, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation reported about 400 gas pump skimmers. “The ...
WE’RE TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT ONE OF OUR TOP STORIES TODAY. SPARTANBURG COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY CREDIT CARD SCANNERS WERE DISCOVERED ON SEVERAL PUMPS AT A GAS STATION. ACCORDING TO AN INCIDENT REPORT, THEY ...
AURORA, Colo. — Aurora Police are warning about new undetectable card skimmers that criminals are installing inside gas pump payment machines and ATMs. Skimmers are small devices hidden at fuel pumps ...
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – State officials have pledged to ramp up security efforts against an "emerging threat"-credit card skimming at gas pumps. The state's pump inspectors began sweeping the state this ...
State inspectors have seen an uptick in the number of credit card skimmers found inside gas pumps this year, particularly in Johnston County, but there’s not much drivers can do about it. That’s ...
A customer swipes his credit card at a gas station pump in Morganton, N.C., Friday. As the price of gasoline continues to rise, rules to prevent credit card fraud at the nation’s pumps are confusing ...
From blackmail and romance schemes, to fraudulent checks and credit card skimmers — crooks continue scamming when and where they can. In 2023, compromised debit cards were up 96% compared to 2022 — ...