Secret Service agents swept 120 Jacksonville businesses to search for skimmer devices
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- The U.S. Secret Service teamed up with local law enforcement to sweep 120 businesses across Jacksonville as part of a state-wide outreach operation to take action against rampant card skimming.
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Gas stations are the biggest problem
That’s why I always use cash. Most places give you a discount as well.
They don’t care about citizens getting scammed. In the video they mentioned EBT cards are the “most targeted” and those are used at grocery stores which is why we barely saw any gas station visits in this video. They only care about EBT cards getting scammed because it’s government money.
7-11's are thee worst.
They should've checked those stores out knowing they are the most vulnerable n visited stores ppl go to a lot.
Yes. Gas stations and convenience stores. It looks good publicity wise when stopping at a Target.
7 eleven also but I just use tap to pay which is very secure 😌
If they could skim shareholder dividends or capital gains, Congress would get involved in a hurry.
if you do it electronically it can be.
@@XXPYR0XX its all done electronically now... big brother has been pushing this for a while now.
Congress doesn’t like the competition 😂
Dan Crenshaw would be pushing for laws to protect skimmers.
Congress does that themselves.
They'd be better off checking Gas stations.
And the Seven Elevens.
They literally did in this video lmao
Bro I can’t buy chips without the guys watching me. It has to be the employees who install them
@@lopez6617 Probably so, question is whether it's the owner or employees doing it.
The skimmer is inside the gas pump, so sticking something in the slot or pulling on it does nothing. These agents are retarded.
If they were ACTUALLY looking for skimmers, they would have gone to gas stations in Broward.
This was just for show.
pretending to care, and further, only bothering at all because its the government's money being stolen
A lot of these skimmers at convenience stores are installed by either the owner or one of the employees. That's where they need to be looking.
They are lmao
Yes. Show up at these locations when it's later in the evening.
Changed the skimmer device with each shift change we thought when I worked in fraud at a bank a while back. 🤔
Its Roma/Gypsy traveling in a rented Van/SUV, all across the USA.
Yes!
#1 reason we shouldn't be forced to go cashless.
#2 reason is transaction fees. Think about it: you go to an atm and unless its your own bank, they charge a transaction fee. You go ahead and do it because you need the cash at the moment and there isn't any other option. Now imagine that everything goes cashless. Who's to stop the managing financial institutions from charging transaction fees? I mean, they are literally already doing it, so the foot is a bit *more* than just already in the door. You will of course be hit with TWO transaction fees for every transaction, just like many banks do with ATMs already. Really. Give it a second to stop and think about. Two transaction fees on every single purchase, on top of the sales tax, which is already on top of the income tax... and voters will have absolutely NO say on transaction fee amounts (not that we *_really_* have any say on the tax amounts either)... Sounds wonderful, right?!! Sign me up!!! LOL
Not the #1
Phones are fine, credit cards (with tape readers and even with chip readers) are not. The highest levels of bank encryption and security exist on ines phone - if it is set up properly. Ones phone can be the highest security device that one will ever own.
Nope @@ronaldckrausejr7762
@@bgmullins A few banks allow a certain number of ATM fees a month from machines that aren’t theirs to be refunded. That’s why it you’re a veteran or are eligible through a family member then open up a checking account with USAA. They allow up to 10 refunded ATM fees a month.
So now that they are hitting EBT there searching for the skimmers 😂
Since the EBT network is managed by the feds copying the card is probably analog to counterfeit currency, the exact thing the Secret Service was created to fight.
Every person in the world can watch for skimmers, you don't have to be specially authorized.
I repaired restaurant equipment in the past and from time to time restaurant owners would share with me that they buy EBT benefits for pennys on the dollar. I reported it and nothing would ever happen. Life is weird.
Nothing is gonna be done until you use your second amendment
The person is still getting food with it, though, so it's a lower priority.
@@sheldoneuos shoot a restaurant owner over EBT fraud? Huh?
You report because a store was selling food stamps for money? You don't know why some of these parents might need the money for? Y'all really weird with y'all jobs. Mind ya business and keep it pushing. You a real weirdo fr
Judging from your name and picture you look like you got fed w a golden spoon soo🤷🏽♂️
Oh man, don't mess with Uncle Sam's wallet. He breaks hands.
How about, Step Three: prosecuting the criminals who place these devices?
Oh we can't do THAT!!!!!!!
Why would they eliminate their job security?
that's the real problem!
If they can catch them.
How about locking up the bastards that make these skimmers nip it in the bud..
My sister got hit at a chevron gas station in Kennesaw.
Before she made it home, her money was GONE!
That is why I NEVER use a debit card. With a charge card there are numerous gates to taking money. The first, that I experience when I got skimmed at a local shell station is that my card was immediately canceled but the credit card company. They recognized that numerous charges were made in south Florida, while I was still in North Florida. They also call me to confirm any unusual larger charges before clearing them. But in the meantime, my money in the bank has been safe.
she met me there and she fell in love with me and took me to the mall honey
They need to make the sale of these devices a felony.
They are sold online good luck
Thank you Secret Service, for these efforts, but I think that gas stations should have been the first stop.
They only care about EBT because you're stealing from the government.
Update: scammers pretending to be secret service agents install hundreds of skimmers at local businesses
Lol seriously the secret service is just a bunch of glorified bodyguards.
Lol
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The retailers should be required to do these checks. Make them responsible for the fraud.
That would make too much sense so they wont hold them accountable
bet you half the time its the store owners or employees put the skimmers there. you put too much faith in people.
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About time, they need to make store owners check the card readers multiple times a day for that stuff
It's VERY often that the clerk themselves put them on there. Be careful who you buy from.
The store assistant managers should be checking on these devices regularly and daily.
This is awesome and love to see our law enforcement being proactive and helping to educate everyone on what to look for. Thank You.
Anyone caught stealing with skimmers should face mandatory life in prison without parole
are you going to pay for it?
@@garymartin9777you already do
That will. Be. The. End. Of the. Skimmer era
My brother was skimmed at a air machine at a gas station. He stopped to put air in his tire and the skimmer got his info. Thankfully his bank reimbursed what was taken.
*Sounds like a bunch of hot air to me*
Never use your ATM card to purchase anything. Get a credit card
@marlynamcburney5253 My neighbor went to Mcdonalds drive thru to get some food for her kids. Two days later she gets a notice saying someone spent $3.5k on her card on a cruise ship off the coast of The Greek Islands. Eventually her Bank reimbursed her.
This is scary,, Wawa free air . I paid 2.50 for air unknowingly
Wow those are the only machines I probably don’t check. Thanks for the heads up
Lol but it's always a 7-11 getting caught on UA-cam😂😂😂😂
Remember, this is the same secret service that doesn't know who brought cocaine to white house.
Twice if i remember right.
My question is what are they doing? Because they have no legal ability to do this. They are just the protective service for the president, nothing else. (AKA Gloified bodyguards)😊
@SilvaDreams secret service agents are federal law enforcement officers. They're 1811 criminal investigators just like FBI, DEA etc. Their primary focus is financial crimes such as counterfeit currency or in this case credit card fraud
EXCELLENT JOB OF BRINGING THAT UP!!!! Great point......
@SilvaDreams you need to do basic research about the duties of the Secret Service 🙊
I love my orange clown supporters, they never fail to deliver their ignorance.😂
Now do that to the voting machines
finally!
Voting doesn't mean a thing. It is just to make you feel that you have freedom of choice... which we do not. If voting really made a good difference in this country, the government would've made it illegal..
Votin means two things, but I am not goin to tell, to the readers, that, which they are.@@jecht317
Not that you would ever listen, but the votes aren't real. Quit pledging allegiance to that occultic lie of a flag
We have so many IRS agents out there. Why don't we put them to good use by having them check for skimmers as well.
The IRS should be abolished.
@@Gregory-o6v Yes but till then put them to work on finding skimmers.
THEIR ROLE is to protect the President, and former Presidents, not to chase bank fraud. Please Wake UP.❤
@@stevegyro1 No That's not the IRS. That's the secret service. IRS is Tax. Internal Revenue service is it's full name.
This is an excellent program, prevention is always better
And they organized with local law enforcement and local organizations. They didn’t just bully their way in, they followed proper channels
@@alphagt62 that's probably how it is most of the time. They don't bully local leo like in the movies
What EXACTLY does it have to do with the Secret Service? Local Police could have done this exact same thing LONG ago without Federal intervention. Hell, the store chains themselves could have done it without Police intervention AT ALL.
@@bigbossimmotal I’m not real sure either? But I know that the secret service has always been the agency that deals with counterfeit money, I’m not sure of the connection?
@@alphagt62 Exactly. As far as I know, they are responsible for presidential/diplomat security and the mint Police. That's it.
Too many people are far too dependent on our Federal Government for everything, then whine about the size, scope, and expense of our Federal Government. It makes no sense to me.
This lady news anchor has a great speaking voice - Jax should be very happy to have her on the news
Team ! Nice work & nice to listen to her -
Thank you OFFICER'S!!! YESSS WE NEEDED THIS SOOOO BAD!!!!
Should have went to the stores managed by the Middle East clerks
Cash is king, fight the machine
This operation should be Nationwide... These skimmers are everywhere.... Gas stations... Groceries stores... Smoke shops.... Protect your funds people... Know how to spot A skimmers device... Also when you use ur Chip to tap... Watch out for people working in groups....One distracts you while you Go tap your card.... Another individual will be on the opposite side... with his phone trying to read ur chip.... Be aware of your surroundings.
If they were really serious about this problem they wouldnt be at a Target, they would be at the haji marts.
Tank yoo come again.
Secret Service should not be doing this. This is a commerce related matter. Also, the Banks and Financial agencies that MAKE these devices should be re-designing these to make it harder to access these.
It is not just protecting the president. The Secret Service used to investigate counterfeiting. Found this quote, "but it is credit card fraud, wire and bank fraud, computer network breaches, ransomware, and other cyber-enabled financial crimes that have become the focus of much of the Secret Service investigative work." I think they were investigating counterfeiting as early as the 1800s.
The thefts in that area are focused on EBT funds which are managed federally so right up SS alley.
If there was a spike specifically in VISA thefts or Chase Bank, the Special Service wouldn't be involved.
Nationwide, please.
I congratulate the U.S. Secret Service for being on top of this problem throughout the United States. At least there's one Federal Law Enforcement Agency that's truly doing their job for the benefit of the American Taxpayers.
Of course they didn’t find anything. I didn’t see them hit any gas stations
Every Walmart in the USA, there is a Van full of Roma.
and slowvenians
So it took them scaming EBT users for them to take action? Yeesh....
THANK them for keeping us safe and you for reporting it
Pay cash cause these criminals and employees are in it too all over nation.
O only get cash from a bank teller.
Use tap and pay with your phone...
Yeah, we'll start with you first, since you seem to know about the operation, obviously you're in on it.
Credit cards are a scam. I think they charge vendors a 3% transaction fee and the customer pays 9-29% in unpaid balances.
@@woodstream6137also- no credit, no card
A day late and a dollar short this has been a problem for the last 30 years...............................................................
Good! Thank you Secret Service for helping!!!
THEIR ROLE is to protect the President, and former Presidents, not to chase bank fraud. Please Wake UP.
This is just an outreach program meant to educate the public on these devices. No one is checking for them regularly. By the way, its possible to skim your card's chip information. The practice is just less common right now.
These devices are hard for consumers to detect. Ensuring these devices aren't installed should really be the responsibility of the store. We need to be holding businesses to a higher standard. No more "We aren't responsible, because it was an employee or customer that installed it." It's your store, your ship, your responsibility.
This happened in Sacramento a number of years ago. With "Skimmers" and all. Glad Secret Service is on it !
Why are they going to CVS and Target? They are far more likely to be at gas stations and convenience stores.
My parents got hit at the 711 in windermere which is nuts to think about. Thanks to the boys for going out and actually trying to stop this.
A lot of these skimmers at convenience stores are installed by either the owner or one of the employees. That's where they need to be looking.
@@BRM202 got proof?
@@ThatOpalGuy the fact they always get defensive when confronted about them says a lot; like they are guilty.
Need to check the gas stations.
We should all have one of those little yellow cards that inserts completely
Fantastic news, thank you for sharing
One of the things I do and people look at me weird is I always check the card reader before I run my card through it .
You don’t want the Secret Service watching you & following you if you r one of these scammers lol
I have learned recently that there is a new version that is harder to see, and as far as I can tell, the SS agents **WOULDN"T** have found them by their searches as shown.
At 2:36 he used a plastic insert to check the chip-reading slot. It was provided by the chain to fit their specific terminals. If a skimmer had been inserted, the plastic would not have inserted as far.
@@EinsteinsHair I wasn't sure that was what they were checking for.But I think you're right. I think they call these new gadgets "shimmers"?
It’s about time Secret Service did something besides guard a bunch of old presidents.
And how did these "international criminals" get into the USA, and where did they come from?
Most of the skimmers are from India/Pakistan.
A1A great point. DHS and CBP are better suited and tasked for this enforcement. ‘The S.Service ROLE is to protect the President, and former Presidents, not to chase bank fraud. Please Wake up people. Learn the correct roles in government agencies. This looks like a PR routine. Maybe biden’ S.S. Agents are so sick of chasing his crazy behavior, they are asking for ANY detail, besides hanging around Jill and Joey. I feel bad for these agents if that is the case.
This is great! Really helping out the community. Thanks.
Awesome: This is a problem but is it the best use of Secret Service Agents? Can you see James West and Artimus Gordon involved in this activity?
Seniors in Fla are getting ripped from a number of directions...now do a feature on desantis' tactics against folks who aren't year-round residents and what insurance companies are doing to all residents...not to mention the HOA horror stories. Nice place to visit, but......
POS cops don't actually catch the scammers,they just remove the devices,to somehow resurface elsewhere
We only have half the story - find the devices
The problem is it's usually fairly difficult to track down the people who installed them. So many places still have low quality surveillance video to help identify people, combined with the people often installing skimmers far from where they live and would be easily identified.
Example, about 5 years ago a pair installed skimmers at 4 gas stations in my town, they only got caught because the first skimmer was noticed by a customer within hours, police did a sweep and pulled all footage and got a general description of the people and vehicle. 3 days later the same vehicle showed up to retrieve the skimmer and the clerk recognized it and called 911 to report it, they were caught when they stopped at the next station they had installed a skimmer at. They were from out of state and might have never been caught if that first skimmer hadn't been reported by a customer so quickly.
this is very productive work thanks
They definitely have my support on this
Way to go. Put this on the news so these scammers can collect their skimmers before they get busted. Way to go.
Reminds me of the time I got money taken out of a payroll card. That happened in Jacksonville too, even though I never went to that city, and live multiple states away from Florida.
The charge was at a gas station just north of the city, and the company that issued the card was headquartered there. I assumed it was an employee.
stop letting people use EBT at gas stations and start limiting the types of items that EBT can buy.
you shouldnt be able to buy cokes and candy with EBT. its meant to provide a stop gap in starvation and hunger not for buying 40-50$ steak dinners
You’re kidding me right? We are paying secret service agents to check for skimmers 😂😂😂
They need to do that in the Mid-Atlantic! It’s rampant here!
How is this the job of the Secret Service? Last I checked, their job was to protect the President of United States. Something hinky is going on.
its the feds' money being stolen thats why theyre suddenly taking action
The USSS investigates and enforces violations of federal financial crimes.
Gas stations , convenience stores
I was at a nail salon the other day. They don't accept credit card tips. They had an ATM sitting there, in case you should want to use it. I looked at that tiny thing and I was like, no. way. ever. I always check the card reader discretely. Especially when they have CLOSED registers. Like who and why are they making you use THESE particular machines? I'm don't trust anything or any one and are always suspicious.
CASH IS KING screw debit/credit cards
This is great!!!
Ill never understand how someone could get away witth this... Especially INSIDE a retail store, unless the crooks work there or have someone on the inside.
The funny part is that most of the time in small stores the owners are the ones putting the skimmers. If you see chip and tap not working sign to call the cops. The owners put that there to skim people.
believe it or not, its usually the workers who put them on there, very likely at gas stations and convenience stores
Whenever I am about to swipe my care, I ALWAYS check the skimmer. Wiggle the face, see if it can be removed, check to see if it's been inspected and when. In my area, Fred Meyer routinely inspect their skimmers. Never swipe or insert at the gas pump, walk in and pay inside the station so you can inspect the skimmer.
Yea they got my card for $1200 awhile back, the company called me to see if I had been using my card traveling around, I was like no I dont travel. I didnt have to pay because who ever it was taveling around. Was scary
This is what law enforcement should be about. Not “I stopped you because you look suspicious. Give me your ID!!!”
You know, in a few million years or so, there won't be anything left to show that we were ever here on this planet.
Gas station owners are well aware of whose doing it and they are getting a cut.
why get the secret service to do this? open a training program and open up new jobs for this. You can train people to look for skimmers and have random business checks they can do 8 hours a day. like? wtf open more jobs.
are they scanning for skimmers or skimming for scanners?
Good info. Thank you.
Since when does secret service perform these duties? Secret service is to protect the president, not looking for scam devices.
THEIR ROLE is to protect the President, and former Presidents, not to chase bank fraud. Please Wake UP.❤
I was watching another guy finding them and there is a gap between the skimmer and the actual POS terminal at the bottom.
I have been oversold the idea of the secret service by Hollywood.
All these companies that have decided to stop using cash are making you vulnerable to scamming.
Definitely common at independent gas stations
I don't trust secret service agents anymore than i trust skimmers.
Yeah, a real hot spot. No devices found in 120 businesses checked! 🤣
WOW 120? What do these guys do the other 364 days a year? Your guvmint at work for us!
They just said the wrong thing. Scammers can still get your info when using a chip. She probably in on it 😂
GET THEM 🇺🇸
Just because there's nothing loose or attached to it doesn't mean it's not a skimmer. They could put the electronics INSIDE the machine. You couldn't tell unless you took it completely apart.
I think it's possible that the store owners are aware of the scimmers , so make sure that the owners of stores are checked to
Can a customer detect a skimmer at a gas pump? Do they appear different of do they move or wiggle?
472 businesses inspected 13 found. How much did we pay in manpower for this? Where were these agents diverted from to do this?
Every city needs this. Train the police.
Everytime i charge my card anywhere at a pos i check to see if the card reader comes off easily.
Wonder how often the employees at the stores themselves are putting the skimmers on the devices, to supplement their income?
Did they act faux shocked when the Secret Service found them?
Foreign/immigrant owned, small businesses are where these usually po up. Small party stores, gas stations, beauty supply shops...
About time they are doing it in Vegas too. They stole money from my daughter's EBT card.