The Brief
- The Secret Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture and other agencies joined forces Thursday and Friday for a large-scale sweep that turned up at least 40 skimmers in metro Atlanta.
- The agents searched different shops in College Park, downtown Atlanta, East Point and Forest Park for devices designed to steal money and benefits from unsuspecting shoppers.
- Investigators say metro Atlanta, by percentage, ranks second in the country for skimmer discoveries.
ATLANTA – Federal agents recovered dozens of card skimmers across metro Atlanta during a two-day sweep to stop fraud.
What we know:
The Secret Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture and other agencies joined forces Thursday and Friday for a large-scale sweep that turned up at least 40 skimmers in metro Atlanta.…