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. | Oct 2, 2024 | Scam of the day
As we all know by now, skimmers are small electronic devices that are easily installed by an identity thief on gas pumps, ATMs and other card reading devices. The skimmer steals all of the information from old style magnetic strip credit card or debit cards which...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 23, 2024 | Scam of the day
Regular readers of Scamicide are certainly familiar with skimmers which are devices installed on ATMs as well as credit and debit card processors that steal information from credit and debit cards thereby enabling criminals to use that information to make charges on...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 22, 2024 | 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. Skimmers are small electronic devices that are easily installed by an identity thief...
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...
