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Fake Credit Card Swiper Steals Your Identity



Identity theft is so hot right now.

Some enterprising, technologically empowered young thieves stuck a credit card recording device to a Safeway DVD kiosk in Colorado. They were apparently skimming the credit information of movie renters for some time, with the device only being discovered when a customer complained that their card wasn't swiping properly. The two-inch skimming device was attached to the top of the card reader.

So watch out, people! As the sheriff on the scene warned, t
his could apply to ATM's, automated fuel station pumps, DVD rental boxes, vending machines, concert or event type machines, or "any other machine that may ask you to scan your credit card without actually dealing with a clerk or employee."

In other words, what credit card machines really need is more humanity. Maybe the robots won't take over after all.

From Consumerist

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Tags: identity theft, IdentityTheft

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