by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 4, 2024 | Scam of the day
For years identity thieves and scammers would use skimmers installed at ATMs and on card processing equipment such as at gas pumps (where this is still a problem) and at retail checkouts to steal the debit or credit card information from the magnetic strip on the card...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 11, 2024 | Scam of the day
Earlier this week criminal charges were brought in federal court against six people accused of installing skimmers on ATMs and retail store checkout point of sale units in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and New York. Skimmers are small...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 26, 2022 | Scam of the day
In 2020 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning about the dangers presented by skimmers on gas pumps. I have warned you about the dangers of skimmers for many years. Recently a student at the University of Massachusetts fell victim to a skimmer at a...
by admin | Oct 28, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio recently announced the indictment of twelve people alleged to have installed skimmers at gas pumps in Ohio, Colorado, Maryland and Utah in order to steal credit card information used to create phony...
by admin | Aug 13, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
It has been ten months since the switch to the computer chip EMV credit cards was mandated for credit card issuers and merchants in order to avoid liability for fraudulent charges yet many stores still haven’t made the change. Here is a link to my latest column...
