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SKIMMING DEVICES

A thief with a hoodie and face mask stealing fuel at a gas station, with a man in a leather jacket watching.

A skimmer is a card reader that can be disguised to look like part of an ATM. The skimmer attachment collects card numbers and PIN codes, which are then replicated into counterfeit cards. Skimming is the type of fraud that occurs when an ATM is compromised by a skimmer.

A person wearing a hoodie with the hood covering part of the face, using a mobile phone and a public ATM machine.