Be Aware of ATM Card Skimming

In New York City, police have arrested two men accused of using card skimmers to steal account numbers and PINs from a Bank of America branch, taking $2,500 from ATMs.

Many people wouldn’t spot a card skimmer attached to an ATM, so these photos can help people be more aware of what to look for.

These pictures show a larger variety of skimmer and camera hidden inside a document holder, but according to the State of New York Banking Department, another type of skimmer is a plastic overlay that fits over they keypad in order to capture keystrokes.

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  1. #1: Neville Medhora
    Monday, May 9, 2005
    8:59 pm (reply)

    This happened at my very own University of Texas a longass time ago.

    See? Our Texas theives are WAY more advanced than the NYC thieves. Geez…get with the times!

    -Nev

  2. #2: Cap
    Monday, May 9, 2005
    9:03 pm (reply)

    Yikes! I’ve read about these, but never seen the pics. They do blend in well.
    – Cap@StopBuyingCrap.com

  3. #3: jim
    Wednesday, May 11, 2005
    1:10 am (reply)

    You shouldn’t be using random ass ATM’s anyway, they’re ripping you off even if they don’t have that hidden camera skimming your account number and PIN. :)

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