Federal agents are cracking down on credit card skimmers, creating a task force that will spend two days going to businesses all over South Florida, in what feds call an “outreach” operation to educate people on the prevalence of card skimmers and check their equipment for the skimmers.
The initiative is led by the U.S. Secret Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with local law enforcement agencies including the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and the police departments of Miami Beach, the City of Miami, Doral, Hialeah and others.
Special agents alongside local law enforcement spent their rainy Wednesday going to businesses all over South Florida, including gas stations, grocery stores and retail stores.
By mid-afternoon Wednesday, agents had visited over 260 businesses. They found four skimmers, including one at a gas pump in Doral. Nearly 30 teams, comprised of the different agencies, were formed for this operation. A complete summary of the operation will not be available until Thursday evening, when the operation is over…