Secret Service removes card skimmers from Memphis metro after 100s of businesses searched

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – Four card-skimming devices have been seized from various businesses around the Memphis metropolitan area thanks to a collaborative, two-day search and seizure operation launched by federal investigators.

The United States Secret Service carried out the initiative between Tuesday and Wednesday, in conjunction with investigators from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and local sheriffs’ and police departments.

In total, investigators combed more than 486 businesses throughout the Mid-South to check for and remove illegal skimming devices…

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