ATM skimming is the rise, according to
Consumer Reports.
Skimming is a nationwide problem but ATM fraud ranked among the top scams last year too. Law enforcement officials investigate ATM skimming scams, totaling almost$120,000 from customers’ accounts.
Not wanting to be caught, the thieves target unattended ATM machines in public locations like airports, kiosks or convenience stores. Skimmers break into bank computer systems and process banking transactions. Through these transactions, they get PIN numbers and other data needed to clone ATM cards.
Unfortunately, there's not much consumers can do to prevent themselves from being victims themselves but they can limit the damage by regularly checking accounts online.
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