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These days we all use our payment cards at the gas pump or even the ATM to get cash when needed. Cybercriminal...

Increase in skimming devices reported at local gas pumps and ATMs, how to prevent identity theft KESQ Palm Springs police say they’ve seen an increase in skimming devices placed inside local gas pumps and ATMs.  “Those things are out there. They’re active in the area again,” said Sgt. Mike Casavan, Palm Springs Police Dept. The skimming device can read your card once you place it in the machine. Police say your personal information can then be accessed wirelessly by the suspect while a hidden camera catches your pin number as you enter it on the keypad. “Currently we’re getting r...

Palm Springs Police report an increase in skimming devices at ATMs and gas pumps Austin Kirk / CC BY 2.0 The Palm Springs Police Department says they have been seeing an increase in skimming devices at bank ATM's and fuel pumps around the city. Skimming devices are placed into an ATM or Gas Pump card reader. The device can read your card once you put your card into the machine. Your personal information can be accessed wirelessly by the suspect and a hidden camera catches your PIN number as you enter it on the key pad. Police say some skimming devices are virtually undetectable and are instal...