Credit card ‘skimming’ crimes on the rise l GMA

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  • Criminals can pull credit card information from the magnetic strip on the back of the card by deploying overlay terminals over an existing card reader, officials warn.
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  • @Mr19thcenturyman
    @Mr19thcenturyman 7 місяців тому +40

    Caught on camera and still pleads "not guilty". Lying should be another charge.

    • @vrdog9660
      @vrdog9660 День тому

      It is actually. That's called Perjury. If you lie to Law Enforcement, you go to jail for that too.

  • @leticiamal91
    @leticiamal91 Рік тому +2219

    Gas stations should make checking the credit card machines once or twice daily an employee task.

    • @eckankar7756
      @eckankar7756 Рік тому +102

      absolutely...and when a pump is opened it alerts staff inside...good point

    • @---ob7yj
      @---ob7yj Рік тому +60

      Gas station clerks already do this or at least have been advised too for like the past year or two

    • @AestheticChino
      @AestheticChino Рік тому +52

      Some not all stores are somtimes in on it!

    • @kathyholmes5348
      @kathyholmes5348 Рік тому +25

      it is. but I guarantee they skip doing it

    • @LCx829
      @LCx829 Рік тому

      The gas station attendants are lazy af.

  • @itstayayg193
    @itstayayg193 Рік тому +527

    My heart trully hurts for the senior folks who barely get by and simply not aware of these thefts.

    • @HK00088
      @HK00088 Рік тому +6

      Aww❤

    • @intercityrailpal
      @intercityrailpal Рік тому +1

      If you don't have any money using a credit card is just stupid. It's other people's money you will pay. I go in to the bank for cash and pay cash at the store. No big deal. Some stores give a cash discount but you have to ask.

    • @mulan7015
      @mulan7015 Рік тому

      They barely get any jail time you can steal millions from banks and only get 7 years and people get killed for less, for stealing a big screen TV

    • @alia1824
      @alia1824 Рік тому +5

      Seniors should be banned from owning credit cards for their own good! Also be banned from walking on streets

    • @conheo4
      @conheo4 Рік тому

      Hahaha

  • @Noctessa
    @Noctessa Рік тому +135

    I work at a credit card call center and seriously the rise in fraud is unprecedented. It's the majority of my day helping account holders deal with fraudulent transactions.. scary

    • @dontbanmebrodontbanme5403
      @dontbanmebrodontbanme5403 Рік тому +2

      Hopefully, you're educating these callers to only use the chip when making purchases and not to swipe or tap. Those two methods can be captured.

    • @jonlj77
      @jonlj77 Рік тому +4

      It’s a big pyramid scheme.
      Do them a favor and tell them to use cash.
      Can’t be tracked or hacked.
      Safest method of payment there is.

    • @Noctessa
      @Noctessa Рік тому

      @@jonlj77 and be out of a job?? If one is educated and smart about usage, credit is very powerful.

    • @jonlj77
      @jonlj77 Рік тому +3

      @@Noctessa
      For people is more of a risk. Every time your info and social sec# get put into some companies “system”, who knows who gets to it some day.
      Signing up for an app and all this other horse shit is a super high risk.
      One day the whole ship Gona sink.

    • @JohnnytNatural
      @JohnnytNatural Рік тому +1

      It's inflation plus a declining economy

  • @dianachavez3700
    @dianachavez3700 Рік тому +705

    Caught red handed but “….pleaded not guilty” 😂😂😂

    • @bustosberenice
      @bustosberenice Рік тому +47

      My thoughts exactly 🤦‍♀️😒🙄

    • @moniquemckenzie800
      @moniquemckenzie800 Рік тому +23

      It could have been someone else, let's not jump to conclusions 😂 ... No, seriously. I was watching an episode of the first 48 and they were interrogating a guy who shot a woman. They were watching footage caught CCTV and they were like soooooo... This isn't you? And he kept denying it. Even though he was wearing the same t-shirt and jacket, I mean it was amazing..

    • @Zooma2127
      @Zooma2127 Рік тому

      Our country and society has lost it’s mind! This is why we need to bring back Capital punishment into the government!

    • @Kamone111
      @Kamone111 Рік тому +16

      He’s Delusional!

    • @ameliatribeofissachar7311
      @ameliatribeofissachar7311 Рік тому +4

      Right 😂😭😂

  • @melroze
    @melroze Рік тому +702

    So it cost consumers $1 billion dollars annually, and yet when these scammers are caught they get a slap on the wrist. Why should they stop?

    • @yumyummarbles
      @yumyummarbles Рік тому +8

      sir it says it costs financial instutions AND consumers means most of these charges were rectified. the damage i guess is in your credit scores if it was a credit card. But theft is theft, I'd rather someone steal from me like this than confront me with a gun and possibly killing me.

    • @AsinT.
      @AsinT. Рік тому +19

      america for you

    • @SamaelMoneyStein
      @SamaelMoneyStein Рік тому

      @@yumyummarbles lol you sound like a moron

    • @yumyummarbles
      @yumyummarbles Рік тому

      @@SamaelMoneyStein and you sound like a retarded siblings for parents jew

    • @switchdeck9164
      @switchdeck9164 Рік тому +10

      @yumyummarbles Guess what the financial institutions don't pay the lost funds you do in the form of fees that will continue to increase if theft rises.

  • @lemontea128
    @lemontea128 Рік тому +66

    “Just move on to the next terminal“ how about notifying a employee and have them take a look so the next person who uses it won’t be the next victim

    • @Malepical
      @Malepical Рік тому +1

      A lot of the times the employee is in on it smh

    • @lemontea128
      @lemontea128 Рік тому

      @@Malepical if they’re on it, why is it not removed…smh

    • @Malepical
      @Malepical Рік тому +3

      @@lemontea128 can't tell you.. I've seen videos where someone discovers it and the employee tries to get them out the store or stop recording.. usually gas stations or convenience stores

    • @rogerrosen2323
      @rogerrosen2323 6 місяців тому

      the reporter makes it seem its all over the skimming and to check the machine its not dosent hurt to check

  • @SuperStar-jr3nu
    @SuperStar-jr3nu Рік тому +197

    This happened to me at an AutoZone in my area. I think an actual employee placed the reader. I reported it to the management but they did nothing. Next time, I'd report to the FBI.

    • @DonutVIP
      @DonutVIP Рік тому +5

      Nah just take it and destroy it, calling the cops gonna be a waste of time, see what that dude plea? When he was caught right handed

    • @1990758
      @1990758 Рік тому

      True

    • @jimdoe3288
      @jimdoe3288 Рік тому

      FBI won't do anything... they would rather watch Epstein videos

    • @limen7679
      @limen7679 Рік тому +2

      There is no financial incentive for most businesses to deal with this issue.

    • @sphincterlicker69
      @sphincterlicker69 Рік тому +8

      Just take anything you want in the store. The law doesnt punish criminals.

  • @2TMarie
    @2TMarie Рік тому +551

    His suggestions of "feel the skimmer, if it doesn't feel right, don't use it." How about reporting it instead of letting another person fall victim to it....Duh!

    • @shaggydawg5419
      @shaggydawg5419 Рік тому +12

      I'm sure the vendor would stop using them once they find out there's a skimming device. You can't catch them all before someone falls victim. That's what the tips are for.

    • @BigtimeBigA
      @BigtimeBigA Рік тому +11

      We’ll considering the skimmer would be over the credit card slot on that pump and not the keypad feeling the numbers would be zero help.

    • @FreshlySnipes
      @FreshlySnipes Рік тому +4

      I frequently look at the machines before I scan my card. I’d suggest you do the same thing while you wait for every criminal to get arrested.

    • @Jimmyxsx
      @Jimmyxsx Рік тому

      Use apple pay or samsung pay, its more secure

    • @HiThisIsMine
      @HiThisIsMine Рік тому +7

      I saw the security tape at the gas pump torn one day, moved to a different pump and also went inside to report it. Not sure if they took it too seriously, but I can hope.

  • @raylegend808
    @raylegend808 Рік тому +148

    That’s why I yank on all credit card terminals 😂

    • @priscillas4722
      @priscillas4722 Рік тому +9

      😂😂 I don’t trust any of them! 🤨

    • @sjacqVO21
      @sjacqVO21 Рік тому +3

      lmao great minds think a like

    • @verajones9158
      @verajones9158 Рік тому +7

      Exactly even in the banks!!

    • @amya9597
      @amya9597 Рік тому

      Lol, same

    • @milliereese6579
      @milliereese6579 Рік тому +2

      I said that’s exactly what I’m going to start doing.

  • @amya9597
    @amya9597 Рік тому +87

    My credit card information was stolen and the police said most likely from a skimmer. I was notified by my credit card company when my card info was used in New York the same day I purchased a pizza in another state. What’s sad is anytime you hand over a credit card or give the information, your at risk. My husband’s grandmother’s credit card information was stolen by an employee with a satellite company for tv service. Crazy world we live in.

    • @Anonymouse428
      @Anonymouse428 Рік тому +20

      Yeah, this really bothers me. I work for a small nonprofit that hosts events and we sell our tickets online. A lot of the older folks don’t like buying online because they don’t trust it, so they call in and buy the tickets over the phone from me. What they don’t understand is that not only am I just buying their tickets online for them (it’s the only way to do it) but afterwards the computer always asks me if I want to save their credit card number for future purchases. I always say no, but it makes me worry about how easily I could just have all their information. They don’t realize that it might actually be safer for them to just make the purchase online themselves. (I mean, they are safe with me, but if someone less honest were helping them.)

    • @amya9597
      @amya9597 Рік тому +7

      @@Anonymouse428
      Yep, good point!

    • @Joseph-eh4rs
      @Joseph-eh4rs Рік тому +6

      @@Anonymouse428 Right, I didn't think of the nuisance phone call transaction. That's probably worse than using website and I can at start verify the online website is SSL encrypted.

  • @dontbanmebrodontbanme5403
    @dontbanmebrodontbanme5403 Рік тому +613

    There's one HUGE piece of information this story didn't mention. Skimming only works with the magnetic strip part of the card. The chip can't be skimmed, because it generates a one time use code every time it's used. Translation: only use the chip when making purchases and you'll be safe. Don't use the swipe method. Don't use the tap feature either, because that uses NFC and can be picked up by someone near by. Use the chip and you're good.
    For the few places that ONLY have swipe technology, you should either 1. pay in cash or 2. simply go somewhere else.

    • @MarkWongMD
      @MarkWongMD Рік тому +36

      @L D A lot of places like grocery stores and Walmart still don't accept the tap and pay. Which is bs but it's true. Had to figure out the hard way when I lost my card recently only gas stations like Shell accept it and Target did nowhere else.

    • @jaywholoveseveryone1721
      @jaywholoveseveryone1721 Рік тому +32

      @@angelmegatraveler Nah. Tapping means the signal/info can be _picked up_ ANYWHERE there's a 'catcher' around.

    • @bigrod359
      @bigrod359 Рік тому +28

      @@jaywholoveseveryone1721 no when you tap to pay it generates a one time code it’s not the same as using swiping your card

    • @barbeedoll122
      @barbeedoll122 Рік тому +19

      Why should we believe you ? You could be a skimmer scammer too!!!

    • @EthicalHackingTeen
      @EthicalHackingTeen Рік тому +30

      Incorrect. Chip card data can be cloned and encoded to be reused on a cloned chip card. Chip cards are not dynamic as that would require chip readers to rewrite data back to the card as new data for the next transaction. The chip data on the card is there regardless and can be cloned very easily. Good point on the NFC transactions, as those can be picked up easily.
      I use a privacy card at times, and other times I use a prepaid (Chime, Varo, etc.) and load what money I need on it for weekly spending. The rest goes into savings not tied to any cards.

  • @streetlegalsprintcar
    @streetlegalsprintcar Рік тому +75

    Super glue a small lego to the outside face of the skimmer so that the mold fitted skimmer case doesn't fit.

    • @eckankar7756
      @eckankar7756 Рік тому +15

      GREAT idea!!!!!!

    • @TheLucidSpecter
      @TheLucidSpecter Рік тому +6

      You’re going place bro

    • @MrsSmileyFaceFL
      @MrsSmileyFaceFL Рік тому +1

      Want to know what’s funny… I do this for a living and that would totally work. Especially if it’s randomly placed. It would force me to alter the metal/plastic shell, which would be too random to replicate properly. Too bad most of us use deep insert style skimmers which are impossible to see. It may slow you ever so slightly as you insert your card but people never realize. What they didn’t mention here is the deep insert skimmers require a separately installed camera to capture your pin… the exception are credit cards where we assume the area zip codes so it doesn’t matter but for atms it’s a must. The Cameras are placed usually in light fixtures or the molding above the keypads. The downfall is the camera requires a shitload of battery life so we only get 48 hoursish of footage. Then we have to recover it and the skimmer for the info to sync the photos and skimmed card data. There are some boss scammers who use Bluetooth for the skimmer but no one around me has made the camera that’s a BT enabled set up. We travel all over the US so people are never safe. Businesses and banks closest to main roads or highway exits are king. We also use RF readers to gather chip information in crowds but no one yet (around me) has made a RF skimmer, but someone will make one eventually. Good luck people, the more you know… the hustle continues.

    • @streetlegalsprintcar
      @streetlegalsprintcar Рік тому +1

      @Mitch M lego, any piece of plastic would defeat a desired tight molded fit. Harder type of plastic like CD MUSIC CASE plastic is better. Low temp thermal plastics like DVD cases or milk jugs plastics aren't the best for this idea.

    • @nameisprivate5429
      @nameisprivate5429 2 місяці тому +2

      Our local gas station has these stupid fuzzy sticker pets stuck to his machine. I once asked why he had them there and he laughed and said “not cuz I like how they look, that’s for sure. They can’t put a skimmer on top of that”. I don’t fuss about the lil fuzzy guys anymore lol.

  • @_Renee2
    @_Renee2 Рік тому +290

    Be careful at self-checkouts too. It’s happening in the grocery stores too.

    • @emotion_gfx
      @emotion_gfx Рік тому +15

      What? Seriously? Okay.

    • @Itsnotavailable
      @Itsnotavailable Рік тому +8

      i use cash only 💀 only clowns put their money in the banks and use cards

    • @_Renee2
      @_Renee2 Рік тому +17

      @@emotion_gfx yes, one of my neighbors received an alert from her credit card company approving a 2nd purchase roughly 15 minutes after she had received her alert from purchasing her groceries.

    • @Sufferingsassafrass
      @Sufferingsassafrass Рік тому +6

      I’m curious if using cards with embedded chips are better than the swipe ones?

    • @LCx829
      @LCx829 Рік тому

      Omg that seems like the perfect place. Thank you 🙏

  • @Yourcommentisretarded
    @Yourcommentisretarded Рік тому +33

    As a construction worker I'm outraged he disguised himself as a construction worker 😁

  • @Mutable_PageOfCups
    @Mutable_PageOfCups Рік тому +55

    If you frequent fast food drive thrus this happens a lot as well. Only when going through the drive thru when handing your card to the employee. A lot of employees are the ones with the card scanners.

    • @rogerrosen2323
      @rogerrosen2323 8 місяців тому +1

      i doubt it the worst is the food money stolen i lost and social service wont give back seems they made a law we have lost most till next month i got a new card and pin some stores have a small thin card reader and less likely to skim seems you just have to watch and change your pin we arent worried banks are lsing and people with money they get oaid back no food people dont do that theyd be caught and arrested sometimes clerks will steal money

    • @vengeful8gaming776
      @vengeful8gaming776 8 місяців тому

      Isn't it more apparent at gas pumps now with chip to Bluetooth receiver?

    • @rogerrosen2323
      @rogerrosen2323 8 місяців тому

      i dont think a chip card csn be duplicated maybe they get the info but wuld it work on a non chip card maybe they can use it online w the stolen info but the billing wouldnt match@@vengeful8gaming776

  • @eksbocks9438
    @eksbocks9438 Рік тому +118

    In some countries, people lose their hands for doing this.

    • @uncapabrew4807
      @uncapabrew4807 Рік тому +12

      Eks Bocks Should do all countries!

    • @PoloMoney
      @PoloMoney Рік тому +4

      Slow down, Gestapo

    • @scubasteve0739
      @scubasteve0739 Рік тому +7

      These people need to be taught a lesson

    • @sean2015
      @sean2015 Рік тому

      @@PoloMoney as long as you don't steal you won't have anything to worry about

    • @benedictcumberbatch4275
      @benedictcumberbatch4275 5 місяців тому

      A lot of people in this world do.

  • @priscillas4722
    @priscillas4722 Рік тому +92

    Well, now I’m going to be suspicious of construction workers in pairs! 😂

    • @abbieC88
      @abbieC88 Рік тому +2

      For real! Like wtf 😳

    • @b.l.8611
      @b.l.8611 Рік тому +1

      Usually construction workers have identified company names on their hard hats or vests. SOP for most companies.

    • @glee_again2594
      @glee_again2594 Рік тому +2

      And may look like they work and aren’t in clean cut “YMCA” gear. 😂

    • @asiandavidp
      @asiandavidp Рік тому +5

      You can tell those guys are fake. Not even a single dirt or wear and tear on the safety vest

    • @sflo985
      @sflo985 Рік тому

      Using the construction vest to commit crimes is also on the rise. Don't trust just anybody wearing a vest, verify they're legitimate.

  • @jjn6914
    @jjn6914 Рік тому +20

    I wish they would've shown us how to distinguish skimmers rather than explaining briefly.

  • @echung168
    @echung168 Рік тому +43

    I remember hearing about this happening at gas stations years ago. The major tip I heard about was look for the security tape that is there. If it's disconnected/cut then it probably was tampered with. Obviously, it's not a 100% safeguard but it's a sign if it's been messed with.

  • @RockieC1
    @RockieC1 Рік тому +133

    Watch out for the cashiers they are in on this too. Also watch at gas stations if u used your card at the pump someone else will pull up right after u to try and get your info

    • @1990758
      @1990758 Рік тому +7

      So true some of them are

    • @janeclayton151
      @janeclayton151 Рік тому +27

      Employees are sometimes the biggest thieves too. One photocopied my check years ago and used the check info to go to my bank and try to take out 900 bucks. The schemer even had my signature down somewhat but the bank teller got a bad vibe from her and asked her questions and said she would talk to the bank manager. They pulled the photo and we discovered she worked at the hair salon where I went to.

    • @jaywholoveseveryone1721
      @jaywholoveseveryone1721 Рік тому +2

      @@janeclayton151 wOw! This is so f**king scary. My sister was in the hospital giving birth and found fraudulent charges on her card. The girl at the bank was the one doing it. They fired her but she just went to another state and continued on.

    • @gghhhhhhhhb8161
      @gghhhhhhhhb8161 Рік тому

      @@janeclayton151thank goodness for that! Never leave your card with someone else out of view!

    • @benedictcumberbatch4275
      @benedictcumberbatch4275 5 місяців тому

      So what happened?

  • @laratheheavy
    @laratheheavy Рік тому +27

    Why not treat these crimes like real crimes and give them serious jail time….non of this slap on the wrist crap…treat it like robbing the bank…because thats essentially what they are doing

  • @bowblues7146
    @bowblues7146 Рік тому +12

    Also beware the ATM’s inside hospitals!!! It happened to me.

  • @daydreamc5079
    @daydreamc5079 Рік тому +184

    I don't care if I look rude, I pull on those card readers HARD to see if theres a cover

    • @1990758
      @1990758 Рік тому +9

      Lol

    • @beardedbeast9606
      @beardedbeast9606 Рік тому +10

      Me too. I don’t care!!

    • @corenecarter7934
      @corenecarter7934 Рік тому +5

      What do you mean “pull” on the card reader? Is that a way to tell if someone is scamming? What would I look for?

    • @josephrichardson4678
      @josephrichardson4678 Рік тому +11

      To see if it comes off..

    • @lot5953
      @lot5953 Рік тому

      I have been doing that actually except inside the stores that have employees monitor the area

  • @AR-cw4he
    @AR-cw4he Рік тому +30

    We all need to check ourselves at all times. I don’t trust the owners/employees either.

  • @Batya-Grace
    @Batya-Grace Рік тому +30

    I’m a cashier and am thankful that supermarket checks all the credit card machines every hour.

    • @rogerrosen2323
      @rogerrosen2323 8 місяців тому

      as someone sais a chip cant be hacked but ebt can linked to anetwork we lost our food money for a month may not reimburse uless law is forced not yet so no chip on ebt nys lost 700k ckients in dollars

    • @rogerrosen2323
      @rogerrosen2323 8 місяців тому

      all new cards have chips so dont see where they are used just food catds dont only strip so maybe some cards like gas cards dont have chip yes my target card has strip

  • @paulm5458
    @paulm5458 9 місяців тому +2

    Criminal’s have nothing to fear. The punishment needs to be severe enough to deter criminals.

  • @diannerussell9653
    @diannerussell9653 Рік тому +11

    This is why I still prefer old fashioned cash. 🌟

  • @popinfresh
    @popinfresh Рік тому +44

    I didn’t know people were still using the swipe feature. I see them everywhere, but I only see customers tapping or using the chip reader.

    • @stephaniemckelvy4934
      @stephaniemckelvy4934 Рік тому +7

      Not all cards have that feature

    • @Sufferingsassafrass
      @Sufferingsassafrass Рік тому +9

      SNAP cards have the swipe only and here in Oregon, a single mom has has her benefits stolen TWICE now by skimming.

    • @aznmochibunny
      @aznmochibunny Рік тому +7

      I work in retail. Most people use tap to pay (like Apple Pay) but there are people who still prefer to insert the chip. Certain cards unfortunately are also swipe or insert only, especially SNAP/EBT.

    • @swiatekx3
      @swiatekx3 Рік тому +2

      Always use Apple pay

    • @miketech79
      @miketech79 Рік тому +1

      They need to remove the mag strip. Inserting the card into a reader to read the chip likely gives the reader the information on your mag strip too.

  • @gavinhuang4521
    @gavinhuang4521 Рік тому +30

    Court - "we have you on camera placing the device"
    Criminal " Not guilty"
    lol

  • @Scratchingforcash
    @Scratchingforcash 7 місяців тому +2

    “Allegedly” “suspected” while they have them on camera doing it. Pleads “Not Guilty” while showing him do it. Here’s a thought, start sending these scumbags to prison for 20 years and stop giving them probation. It’s almost like the Government wants them out of jail.

  • @BigDawg369
    @BigDawg369 Рік тому +27

    Sometimes the merchants are in on the crime. I found a gas pump had been tampered with at a Shell gas station in my area. I went in to report it to the merchant. They came out and looked at it and said there was nothing wrong with the pump. However, the seal on the pump had been broken and there was a small screw in the pump cover that was protruding. None of the other pumps were like that and before I noticed the problem, I tried to use the pump but it wouldn’t recognize my fuel rewards cards which is what made me look closer at the pump. None of the other pumps were in that condition and the other pump I ended up using recognized my fuel reward card, seal was intact and didn’t appear to had been tampered with. The attitude and dismissiveness of the merchant made very suspicious! Which I conclude to mean that they may be in on some of these crimes!

    • @peytonyep
      @peytonyep 7 місяців тому

      Lol gas station employees aren’t getting access to skimmers they we’re definitely just being lazy and didn’t want to deal with it lol

  • @scarlamackey2669
    @scarlamackey2669 Рік тому +25

    I don't swipe my card ANYWHERE without pulling on the card reader first! I do it in front of people so if something was to get captured ... There are witnesses!!

  • @thaintriguing1
    @thaintriguing1 Рік тому +11

    I was at the gas station today and was upset that the app wasn’t working so I had to swipe my card; this is the main reason why I don’t like using my physical card. Before swiping, I checked the card reader. Sad days we’re living in.

  • @sistakia33
    @sistakia33 9 місяців тому +1

    There needs to be more than one employee working at these stores!
    There needs to be cameras near these machines since they're everywhere else!

  • @countryvita
    @countryvita Рік тому +16

    WAIT !!!!!! Where are these thieves getting the “SKIMMER” ???? Who makes these “SKIMMERS”??? Why aren’t those COMPANIES that make the “SKIMMERS” getting arrested? …..That could put an end to these crimes!!!!!

    • @scorpiotx3184
      @scorpiotx3184 Рік тому +4

      My thoughts exactly! Where are they getting the skimmers from is my question. You're right about the fact that it could put and end to the crimes if investigators would start with the companies making them.

    • @wtfisonyouface
      @wtfisonyouface Рік тому

      They are taking genuine parts from credit card readers and repurposing them, making them look legitimate, with software to hold information until they can get ahold of it and transfer it, usually by taking it off a usb or wirelessly. It's not what you're thinking, rather they purposefully reverse engineer the technology to make these. It's no ones crime except the scammers.

    • @spacecowboy8295
      @spacecowboy8295 Рік тому +1

      @@scorpiotx3184 it’s not a big company that makes this it’s most likely sold from a dude with a 3-d printer

    • @mikejohn0088
      @mikejohn0088 Рік тому

      Did you ever hear of the small countries called China and India?

  • @hellyenjones9464
    @hellyenjones9464 Рік тому +16

    This is why I use cash 95% of the time.

    • @rogerrosen2323
      @rogerrosen2323 8 місяців тому

      i had my food card skimmed one of many debit credit no it has a chip

    • @rogerrosen2323
      @rogerrosen2323 6 місяців тому

      credit is ok the skimming isnt at all machimes just check the machine a chip card i donr see how can be reproduced

  • @you2angel1
    @you2angel1 Рік тому +42

    Yep, I whip down my credit card machines at The Home Depot every day. I do this firstly for sanitation reasons for myself and the customers, secondly to make sure the device is running properly.
    I've already done my career job as a Graphic Designer and know what it's like to have hard earned cash ripped off. So even though The Home Depot is a part time gig for me I try to take care of my community by trying to take care of my store.

  • @rosegold799
    @rosegold799 Рік тому +76

    Those who do this evil, I wish the same happens to them and I believe in karma.

    • @Anymous578
      @Anymous578 Рік тому

      And when it dose I pray their account gets drained every single dollar and every cent that belongs to them

    • @benedictcumberbatch4275
      @benedictcumberbatch4275 5 місяців тому

      No karma bud. Ppl get away with things everyday without punishment. Justice only exists for those who have the power to enact it.

    • @benedictcumberbatch4275
      @benedictcumberbatch4275 5 місяців тому

      Even got scammed myself and Miami PD said they probably wouldn’t do anything about it even though they had the home address of the people who committed the fraud.

    • @mick20075
      @mick20075 4 місяці тому

      If you believe in karma then why is the world a mess 😂😂😂 clearly they don't get what they did
      Yall delusional

  • @Rose.1400
    @Rose.1400 Рік тому +33

    Last year we were driving back from Jersey to Florida. We happened to be in Virginia rest stop. I went to go use the vending machine and I pulled on the card reader and the whole entire thing just opened right up I could have had anything I want it for free but I closed it back up.

  • @YellowPaint100
    @YellowPaint100 Рік тому +26

    Now THIS... is some good reporting 👍👍👍

  • @winthropbaker5494
    @winthropbaker5494 Рік тому +2

    I have yet to hear of one frickin conviction for this crime!!!!

  • @MrCiaranm
    @MrCiaranm Рік тому +31

    The magnetic strip on credits cards was supposed to be abolished years ago. That is the info that is "skimmed". Skimmers can clone the card with an identical mag strip and use it where the point of sales system accepts a mag strip. Chip readers, and most of those are contactless today, cannot be "skimmed". Most of the world abandoned mag strips, the US keeps postponing the mag strip deadline. Not sure why that is, but it would stop this crap instantly.

    • @internet2055
      @internet2055 Рік тому +1

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      for us to send you the package in your name, can you please comment here and give us your physical address my friend
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    • @artsXart
      @artsXart Рік тому +2

      It is because of the expense of changing out the legacy readers combined with reconfiguring all the cards to be chip only. A study concluded that the fraud is actually cheaper to pay than to reconfigure the entire systems to prevent it. This is why it will be a slow walk to chip everything - hackers will also be more creative with gaining access to chip data.

    • @grayisgood
      @grayisgood Рік тому +1

      I imagine it's the same reason why we do everything: somehow it's helping the wealthy corporations make more money from us. Fixing it would cut profits somehow.

    • @MrCiaranm
      @MrCiaranm Рік тому +2

      @@grayisgood I am sure the actuaries at Visa and Master Card have figured that the point of sale replacement cost is higher than the cost of skimmed cards. Not in their math is the frustration and lost time of the consumer who has to deal with CC down time and hours on the phone. Until that tips in favor of replacement, we just have to deal with occasional cloned cards.

    • @mikejohn0088
      @mikejohn0088 Рік тому

      Not sure why that is, but it would stop this crap instantly. _____Here's why:
      Another road paved for designed theft thereby creating another justification for digital currency.

  • @augustusandrew8018
    @augustusandrew8018 Рік тому +5

    This is why I check the machines before I use my card, especially outside at the pump.

  • @cheddartheshibainu3287
    @cheddartheshibainu3287 Рік тому +6

    Yup someone somehow just got my CC info and used it in Queens while I happened to be at Florida.
    They’re also getting better with phone scams. Be careful people!!!

  • @Helfirehydra
    @Helfirehydra 7 місяців тому +1

    I find it funny that the frame it like a bunch of random criminals are going into convenient stores and gas pumps and installing these when 80% of the time it is in the store owner or an employee

  • @OmniAtom
    @OmniAtom Рік тому +10

    This feels avoidable. Stores, gas stations, etc. should ask that employees simply check their POS after each interaction.

    • @rogerrosen2323
      @rogerrosen2323 8 місяців тому +1

      what about food ebt money stolen from poor and may not reinburse you even though laws now i lost ebt in coltado im in new york

    • @ClassifiedDocz
      @ClassifiedDocz 6 місяців тому +1

      What if it’s employees ?

  • @joeldriver3971
    @joeldriver3971 Рік тому +70

    This is why I use cash pretty much for everything. Some group of criminals from overseas somehow managed to put a skimmer on my BankofOklahoma ATM here in Oklahoma City back around 2018 and they even got my gosh damn pin number! They were able to get about $1500 in Dallas, TX before the bank caught it and called me and I verified that I was not in Dallas so they shut my account down. The bank had to eat the $1500 so it didn't cost me anything but that was pretty damn shocking they were able to do that.

    • @angel-ij4xv
      @angel-ij4xv Рік тому +3

      this is why i stay away from credit cards

    • @user-ms3jz7ub7n
      @user-ms3jz7ub7n Рік тому +10

      Sorry that happened to you. The only downside to carrying lots of cash is that you may get mugged!

    • @angel-ij4xv
      @angel-ij4xv Рік тому +2

      @@user-ms3jz7ub7n yes that to

    • @MissTopDJ007
      @MissTopDJ007 Рік тому +1

      Exactly

    • @dr.rickbooty
      @dr.rickbooty Рік тому +3

      A thief once stole my wallet. Bad news for the thief because I stay broke. $0 on my card. I know he (or she) was mad after trying to make a purchase with my card.

  • @classicredwine
    @classicredwine Рік тому +8

    This is why I despise companies that don’t accept tap to pay-I’m looking at you KROGER 😑

  • @larrydean1252
    @larrydean1252 7 місяців тому +2

    Best way to stop this. Use cash!

  • @MichaelBTryn
    @MichaelBTryn 7 місяців тому +1

    They need to make people aware that most are placed by the owner
    Its hard to put a skimmer over a key Sheild.

  • @ericlaroza2485
    @ericlaroza2485 Рік тому +23

    Judge: Is that you in the camera?
    Suspect: Yes
    Judge: How do you plead?
    Suspect: Not guilty

  • @electress
    @electress Рік тому +3

    I have to say that skim scams are worrying.

  • @nostradamus4828
    @nostradamus4828 Рік тому

    Thank you for the heads up

  • @jjbdbd8279
    @jjbdbd8279 Рік тому +8

    That’s why Big banks are about to have digital wallets

  • @barano9729
    @barano9729 Рік тому +14

    I know people from both sides of the industry. Sometimes the retailers knows about it or is actually in on it. Whenever feasible please use the “tap” system.

  • @__1201
    @__1201 Рік тому +2

    One other tip: There's a sticker seal on gas pumps that you can check where the machine is opened. if that sticker is damaged or broken, don't use the pump and notify the gas station attendant.

  • @loganhawkins6486
    @loganhawkins6486 Рік тому +5

    Switch to mobile pay or use a virtual debit/credit card like privacy. A lot of mobile payment methods use a one time virtual cc number for that specific purchase. If the signal is captured it cannot be reused. Or just use cash.

  • @MrHandsomeferny
    @MrHandsomeferny Рік тому +6

    This is so frustrating! I was once at a 7-11 and was stolen $400 from my credit card. It showed in my bank statements 😐

  • @rhettjanes1056
    @rhettjanes1056 Рік тому +4

    That's Why everytime I go to use my debit card or credit card I always pull on the card reader to make sure it doesn't pop off.

  • @name.terrie
    @name.terrie Рік тому

    Thanks for the info.

  • @Ryan-yj3ce
    @Ryan-yj3ce Рік тому

    “Just move on to the next pump”wow great advice 🤦🏽‍♂️

  • @tommccarty2570
    @tommccarty2570 Рік тому +14

    they should make it a mandatory for businesses to upgrade their old pos

    • @wturner777
      @wturner777 Рік тому

      Tell that to Walmart and Sam's Club. They still haven't added the tap features.

  • @TravisDoesKayakFishing
    @TravisDoesKayakFishing Рік тому +30

    Before swiping the card, see if the face pops off. You don't feel them. You grab it and tug it. If it's fake it will pop off but you have to give some effort.

    • @emotion_gfx
      @emotion_gfx Рік тому +3

      Where should I grab and tug? Or it doesn't matter where?

    • @TravisDoesKayakFishing
      @TravisDoesKayakFishing Рік тому +4

      @@emotion_gfx Right where the side plastic has the groove. They snap down.

    • @1990758
      @1990758 Рік тому +1

      What if you pull on it and you break it.

    • @TravisDoesKayakFishing
      @TravisDoesKayakFishing Рік тому +12

      @@1990758 Then you have gone too far.

    • @finallygoated2361
      @finallygoated2361 Рік тому +2

      @@TravisDoesKayakFishing😂😂

  • @randomsanwhich2
    @randomsanwhich2 19 днів тому +1

    Get rid of the magnetic strip!

  • @searchanddiscover
    @searchanddiscover 9 місяців тому

    these types of people if/when caught deserve life in prison they don't belong in society.

  • @vampyretime177
    @vampyretime177 Рік тому +3

    Or you could start suing Amazon for selling those devices.

  • @debragreer8210
    @debragreer8210 Рік тому +9

    Such a deceitful society this world has become 🥺

    • @vicdog4440
      @vicdog4440 Рік тому +2

      Thankfully, there are still a small handful of countries that are not as slimy as this one has become.

  • @daveyt4802
    @daveyt4802 Місяць тому

    Nice to see the security cam footage of the installs!

  • @distantraveller9876
    @distantraveller9876 7 місяців тому +2

    Jail time. JAIL TIME.

  • @Helfirehydra
    @Helfirehydra 7 місяців тому +1

    They said I was crazy for not getting a credit card now look at you you get scammed for going to convenience store

  • @dannaharbor8054
    @dannaharbor8054 Рік тому +5

    I say everyone should pass this information on to their friends and family also posted on your Facebook page try to make everyone aware ASAP

  • @essebug1066
    @essebug1066 Рік тому +6

    Sleezy! So this is why I use cash! I love seeing how everything is starting to come full circle.

  • @brianlindsey8822
    @brianlindsey8822 8 місяців тому

    The largest skimmers in the usa are at all the 7-11's. Every store has a skimmer installed by 7-11 itself. I cannot prove that the company did this, but it has happened to me too many times.

  • @cassandrawestgate5775
    @cassandrawestgate5775 Рік тому +5

    Who do these people think they can get away with it when there is a camera literally right in front of them?

  • @jonlj77
    @jonlj77 Рік тому +3

    This is why when your at McDonald’s drive threw you use cash. Don’t hand them your cc.
    Cash is the most secure form of payment there is.

  • @AccordionJoe1
    @AccordionJoe1 9 місяців тому +1

    I have switched to paying for all purchases with CASH. I carry one credit card for use in a genuine emergency.

  • @alvilla701
    @alvilla701 9 місяців тому

    Crazy how in stores like Walmart I can not pay with my phone nor tap a card to pay

  • @SB-lh5ju
    @SB-lh5ju Рік тому +3

    Gas stations and convenience stores should check machines daily and Make it part of their responsibility

  • @rudyvaldez
    @rudyvaldez Рік тому +3

    How about maybe implementing a mandatory lunch time skimmer check?

  • @stevenelson3515
    @stevenelson3515 8 місяців тому

    A couple of tips:
    Never use a debit card at a gas station. It’s connected to your bank accounts and getting any fraudulent withdrawals back is a Royal pain.
    If you use a credit card, use the one with the lowest limit. My Costco membership card is a Citi credit card with a very low limit. So if they skim it while I’m pumping gas (typically at Costco), I’m only at risk for a small amount.

  • @DareToBeDeviant
    @DareToBeDeviant Рік тому

    With footage that blurry I'm amazed anyone was caught at all. This footage belongs on an episode of COPS from 1999.

  • @marypettiford4569
    @marypettiford4569 Рік тому +3

    How is this so easy for them to remove this piece off of the machine-crazy you can’t have anything or do anything now a days. May God Bless Us All.

  • @FreshlySnipes
    @FreshlySnipes Рік тому +9

    This is why I stopped using my debit card. My accounts have been hit multiple times. I always use credit cards now so they steal the banks money, not mine.

    • @wturner777
      @wturner777 Рік тому +4

      You get better protection and better perks using a credit card than a debit card.

    • @FreshlySnipes
      @FreshlySnipes Рік тому

      @@thomasdunn-ic9dm that doesn’t even make sense

  • @haroldlamble5163
    @haroldlamble5163 8 місяців тому

    This is what happens when you head down the road of lies and deceit . Our politicians have shown America how its done.

  • @xxYaYo209xx
    @xxYaYo209xx 8 місяців тому

    If those two went all out to disguise as construction workers then kudos 😂

  • @bcbjbggjh9102
    @bcbjbggjh9102 Рік тому +3

    i'm also going through this as we speak. I have a case with my bank right now. My card got skim and they took $1500 from my account. Never will i use my atm card again, i will be using credit card only .... smh ... never thought it happen to me but it did... smh ..

    • @Iris-zq5mq
      @Iris-zq5mq Рік тому +1

      Happened to me 7 years ago. Since then, we only use our credit cards and learned how to maximize our cash back from it at the same time. All credit cards are paid off either biweekly or monthly so makes the cash back really worth it 👍

  • @ejonesss
    @ejonesss Рік тому +7

    i think they can combat skimmers by.
    1. make the terminal clamshell design so that you have to place the card into the machine similar to the slide roller device used in the 70s and 80s .
    advantage: you can see a skimmer , maybe even skimmer cant be placed without interfering with clamshell closure.
    2. make the terminals much bigger so it can house the mechanism used at some atms where you feed the card in sideways and it is drawn into the reader and the reading is done internally.
    3. require terminal makers to inflate the costs of the terminal really high so the criminals cant afford the terminal to practice on.
    the reason that the fake cell phone tower the stingray costs half a million and sold to police is to prevent criminals from using it to easily jam cell phones and/or learn from it and defeat it.

    • @rogerrosen2323
      @rogerrosen2323 8 місяців тому

      most cards have chips except the food and ebt cards dont have any non chip gif cards and food catds no chip

    • @jillsipocz3582
      @jillsipocz3582 8 місяців тому

      4) Throw the f-ing crooks in jail.

  • @MrBlackswan85
    @MrBlackswan85 Рік тому

    Very informative thank you GMA

  • @beezknees4339
    @beezknees4339 8 місяців тому

    And they say our internet is safe to bank ! Ha!!!!!

  • @GoonieLord
    @GoonieLord Рік тому +4

    I wish more stores had the screen tap option its simple and easy

  • @lax8189
    @lax8189 8 місяців тому

    So what can we actually do about this and prevent it from happening to us

  • @panchotorrez8427
    @panchotorrez8427 Рік тому +1

    Warning for those sick people.

  • @tamikadaniels6556
    @tamikadaniels6556 Рік тому +5

    Also be careful when swiping your card at fast food restaurants and things.
    I had one guy in the drive thru at Taco Bell try to scan my card with his cellphone.

    • @scorpiotx3184
      @scorpiotx3184 Рік тому +3

      You're absolutely 100% right! People gotta be careful at the drive-thru nowadays. Unfortunately, sleezy crooks do this everyday. Good thing you're aware, stay safe.

  • @Phar2Rekliss
    @Phar2Rekliss Рік тому +10

    Need to look for attached items above the keypad too. They are putting thin objects that look like the mirrors or look like atm machine surfaces above looking down at the keypads. above that look at your card numbers and watch you type your pin number in from above. They don't have to skim the stripes no more.

  • @BigEightiesNewWave
    @BigEightiesNewWave 8 місяців тому +1

    Simple, go only places that use tap-to-pay and keep cards LOCKED until used, then relock. It's fool-proof. A locked card cannot be used ANYWHERE, online, by phone, or in person. Locked is LOCKED. They could even HAVE your card and it would not work.

  • @tonymontana4284
    @tonymontana4284 Рік тому +2

    Store employees should pay attention.

    • @Vs-hl7zq
      @Vs-hl7zq Рік тому

      It’s not their job.

    • @tonymontana4284
      @tonymontana4284 Рік тому

      @@Vs-hl7zq Really ? What fantasy land are you living in ?

  • @Puzekat2
    @Puzekat2 Рік тому +5

    Thank you for reporting on this.

  • @andrewliu2526
    @andrewliu2526 Рік тому +5

    You should never use a credit card to pay for gas in the first place. The price tends to be higher than cash. You're getting robbed either way.

    • @lordt78
      @lordt78 Рік тому

      You get points tho.

  • @farmerdude3578
    @farmerdude3578 8 місяців тому

    The Federal Reserve has been doing this to the American population for years.