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more about #mysterysolved something_unique_and_descriptive: And this is why you have two checking accounts. One for storage and one that you only keep like $5 in. If you need cash or you're going to be handin... more » Theophilus P. Wildebeeste: That's why I love the ATMs here in Indiana, most are the old type, slide card into slot, pull it out, enter PIN. There is no way that skimmers can wor... more » JDickson87: I don't get cash out of the ATM for the reasons that others have said. However, I do deposit money using the ATM since it's often quicker than waiting... more » matsayz: OPSEC people c'mon now. and who uses cash these days anyways.... more » Kaiser-Machead: Could this possibly be part of the reason why many newer ATM's have card slots that are designed in a big translucent piece? If anything was crammed i... more » kaubuchon: Yeah, I've pulled one of these suckers off before, the bank sent me a thank you letter for reporting it and everything. more » Theimbellis: That is mainly the reason why we WALK INTO the bank, ATM machines are loaded with bugs. I've had $40 stolen in a ATM machine, it told me "please take... more » dgghostkilla: thats crazy. i wonder if the atm security camera caught the picture of whoever put it in. more » Sesheron: Without some way of getting your pin a skimmer will only get them so far. That said, if you use your credit card they can do a lot more. more » daftrok: I think the better question is how the fuck hell does a normal person suddenly KNOW it's a card skimmer when its existence was an urban legend? more » Hackintosh: How dare they. Only REAL banks use Duck Tape. more » zunealltheway: WTF is a card skimmmer? more » -
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Attack of the Card Skimmers: It's Happening Right Here, Right Now
Previously on C.S.I... a man found an actual card skimmer in the wild, in the flesh. Today, Gizmodo reader Sean became the card skimmer/PIN camera's latest almost-victim. Where? Chase Bank in Manhattan, East Village. More » -
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A Man Finds an Actual Card Skimmer in the Wild, in the Flesh
What? No way. Something thought to be of an urban legend—or maybe just a story we'd only see on 20/20—a real, normal person has actually found proof of the the ever evasive credit-card skimmer. More »
