From blackmail and romance schemes, to fraudulent checks and credit card skimmers — crooks continue scamming when and where they can. In 2023, compromised debit cards were up 96% compared to 2022 — ...

It’s illegal to own a skimming device in North Carolina, but that doesn’t stop criminals from trying to steal your money. Skimming devices can be installed over card readers to record unsuspecting ...

Texas, Florida and California are the states with the most credit card skimming cases in the U.S. In 2022, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation reported about 400 gas pump skimmers. “The ...

WE’RE TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT ONE OF OUR TOP STORIES TODAY. SPARTANBURG COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY CREDIT CARD SCANNERS WERE DISCOVERED ON SEVERAL PUMPS AT A GAS STATION. ACCORDING TO AN INCIDENT REPORT, THEY ...

No matter how much we do to protect ourselves, it seems like there's always a scammer looking to separate us from our hard-earned money. From keeping your phone safe from AI scams to avoiding ...

SUFFOLK, Va. (WVEC) -- Suffolk Police are putting out new warnings to residents in the area to watch out for credit card skimmers at gas stations. These renewed warnings come after a skimming device ...

Criminal skimming operations cost financial institutions and American consumers more than $1 billion each year, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Skimming occurs when devices are ...

A skimmer device installed in a gas pump. Skimmers are devices that criminals install inside a gas pump to illegally collect customers’ debit card information. NCDA&CS Public Affairs While owning a ...

A customer swipes his credit card at a gas station pump in Morganton, N.C., Friday. As the price of gasoline continues to rise, rules to prevent credit card fraud at the nation’s pumps are confusing ...

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