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1. Smart lady. She figured it out and got the word out...

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Thu Apr 7, 2022, 09:13 AM

Apr 2022

on these scammers...and got her money back.

Also the analyst in the video mentioned that cards with the chip in them where you insert the card offer more protection against this scam than the cards that are swiped.

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Credit card "skimmers" [View all] sl8 Apr 2022 OP

Smart lady. She figured it out and got the word out... brush Apr 2022 #1

Wouldn't the 7-11 have a camera pointed at that very location to see who installed it? LonePirate Apr 2022 #2

Wow, right inside the store. tanyev Apr 2022 #3

No, the clerks were not in on it. lagomorph777 Apr 2022 #6

Just that fast, huh? Crazy. tanyev Apr 2022 #7

Maybe I am mistaken genxlib Apr 2022 #8

Nope. The skimmers are grabbing the RFID. lagomorph777 Apr 2022 #9

Of course you don't have to use the RFID, just insert the card... CaptainTruth Apr 2022 #12

Right, you don't have to use the RFID to get skimmed. lagomorph777 Apr 2022 #13

My solution is best: Polybius Apr 2022 #15

Can't do that at the warehouse club gas stations. lagomorph777 Apr 2022 #16

Happened to me at an outside gas pump at a very nice Safeway in northern Colorado at Thanksgiving hlthe2b Apr 2022 #4

Got me at a major chain bookstore. Midnight Writer Apr 2022 #10

Some gas station/convenience store owners are not above using the skimmers to steal your money dalton99a Apr 2022 #5

The manager knows or an employee knows... Historic NY Apr 2022 #11

The store loses a lot of business when this happens. lagomorph777 Apr 2022 #14