ScamSmarts

Card skimmers

Bulky or loose readers at pumps and ATMs.

How to spot it

  • Loose or bulky reader
  • Broken pump seal

What to do

Tap to pay or pay inside.

What the real thing looks like

  • Intact reader with an intact seal

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What do you do?

Messages

From: Dana R.

The ATM outside the corner store has a card slot that moves when I touch it, and the keypad looks thicker than the one at the branch. Should I use it for the petty cash?

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