Card Skimmer Discovered On ATM, North Texans At Risk
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RICHARDSON (CBSDFW.COM) - Only on CBS 11, a crook accused of skimming an ATM for your bank card number.
When crooks attach skimmers to gas pumps, they can steal credit numbers and that could mean fraudulent charges for consumers.
At a Richardson Valero last week, a thief tried to use that same technology to steal ATM numbers and pins. That's a crime that could empty North Texans' bank account. Now Richardson police are issuing a warning to also be cautious when using ATMs.
A savvy convenience store manager at the Valero on Arapaho RD recovered a skimming device over the weekend. "If you look real close, there's a little bitty pin hole, that's what will stick above the keypad and that's where they would get your pin number from and the electronics for that are on the back side of this," explains Richardson PD Sgt. Kevin Perlich. "If you see a machine that looks like it has damage, or something that has been stuck, be wary of that. That might be a camera type device. Just be cautious of where you go and how you use your card," advises Sgt. Perlich.
Tuesday, police released pictures of two men spotted on surveillance video at the ATM just prior that device being recovered. They're not calling them suspects, but they would like to identify them and bring them in for questioning.
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