PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Prince William County police are encouraging shoppers to be vigilant after skimming devices were reportedly found at two separate grocery stores in Dumfries and Woodbridge.
The Prince William County Police Department said it was notified about devices found inside the Lidl at 2070 Tacketts Village Square and the Lidl at 16601 Dumfries Road.
“Anyone who has visited these businesses recently should monitor their finances for suspicious transactions,” the police department wrote on social media.
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Skimming devices are illegal card readers installed on or inside ATMS, cash registers or fuel pumps that capture card data and record cardholders’ PIN entries. Schemers then use the data to create fake payment cards and make purchases, or steal from the accounts…