With the holiday shopping season and after holiday season sales over, its time to review our credit card statements and make sure that everything that is on there was something you purchased. With most of us using our card a lot more during this time, there’s more chance of fraud or identity theft. When most Read more…
Tags: ATM skimming, credit card fraud, criminal hacking, holiday shopping scams, identity theft
Have you ever gone up to an ATM machine and felt like something seemed “off”? I always thought that was complete paranoia on my part, however, criminals can be pretty savvy about getting your card number and pin. I used to think that I simply needed to cover my hand as I typed in my Read more…
Tags: ATM skimming, bank fraud, online banking
ATM skimming, the top ATM-related crime, accounts for about $350,000 in fraud every day in the United States, exceeding a billion dollars a year. An organization called EAST, or European ATM Security Team, posted seized video footage from a compromised ATM, depicting the installation of a camera and skimmer. The video shows how criminals collect Read more…
Tags: ATM scams, ATM skimming, counter identity theft, identity protection, identity surveillance, lost wallet protection
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