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Let’s Watch Some Promotional Videos From Makers Of ATM Skimmers

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  1. allheart55 (Cindy E)

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    Legitimate businesses create video ads to promote their products, so why shouldn’t companies that can provide you with the supplies to commit crimes? Here are some videos where sellers of the tools of the ATM skimmer trade show off how their products work, in case you’ve always wondered how to insert and remove a super-thin ATM skimmer.

    The ever-awesome Krebs on Security obtained some videos from security experts of skimmer sellers showing off their wares to potential customers. From the videos, we learn that This type of skimmer slides in the card reader, and is invisible to anyone using the ATM.

    The thief will also need a device to harvest customer PINs, which could be a tiny camera somewhere on the outside of the ATM, or an overlay that sits on top of the PIN pad and collects numbers as customers type them in. You can see video captured from a separate device like that in a recent post.

    In this video, you see the special tools that come with a skimmer that are used to insert it and remove it. Then the seller manually inserts and rejects the card to show you how the skimmer stays in place even as the ATM goes about its business.




    Also, you learn that “The Chicken Dance” is apparently a valid ringtone choice in the criminal underworld.

    Here’s a skimmer being removed from a real ATM out in the wild, using what looks like a special magnetic-stripe card and a tool that looks something like a flathead screwdriver.




    The best way to protect yourself against ATM skimmers is to cover your hand while you type in your PIN: without it, scammers won’t be able to drain your checking account of cash. It’s not foolproof, which is why you should check for temporary overlays on the PIN pad or anything else that doesn’t look right when you withdraw cash, but it will protect you from the more common pinhole camera version.

    ATM Insert Skimmers In Action [Krebs on Security]
     
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    This is a good video. Also this has happened close to home. My daughter and her family had there card skimmed we are thinking. As you may think yes she and her family of 3 had there entire bank account emptied. Fortunately they got there money back from the bank.. The poor girl was about to have an heart attack freaking out over her money being with drawn leaving them with nothing. This skimming business seems to be an issue around here.
     
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    That's so awful. It's good that the bank took responsibility for it.
     
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    Cindy, FWIW, if this was a credit card the bank has no choice but to reimburse. If it was a debit card, the bank has no real responsibility for the customer's loss. For the most part I have abandoned my debit for a credit.
     
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    That makes me, for sure, not want to use my debit card!
     
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    Credit cards are more cumbersome to use and then have to pay, but definitely safer.
     
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    I have 3 major Credit cards and one Debit Card.
    Debit cards are not a problem for me.
    I use the Debit card for buying stuff on line. I keep the balance near zero and when I wish to buy something I electronically move funds to the Debit card just to cover that purchase.
    Works for me for some years now.
     
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    I took just the other approach, I used to use the debit card for all shopping locally and the credit card for the internet, just seems safer to me.
    But as I mentioned above I now use the credit card at places like gas stations and such where card readers are generally exposed to the general public.
     
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    I only use one credit card for online purchases.
     
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    I am with a credit union...anyway we can use our cards for either debit or credit.. I think the same was with my daughter at BoA. Also here troubles was just last week..
     

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