The U.S. Secret Service is working to stop credit card skimming in a nationwide crackdown that includes Atlanta.
Working with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, the Secret Service says agents visited more than 9,000 businesses nationwide and removed more than 400 illegal skimming devices. Nearly 60,000 point-of-sale terminals, gas pumps, and ATMs were inspected during the operation.
Officials say the effort helped prevent an estimated potential loss of more than $428M…