The Brief
- The U.S. Secret Service worked to locate card skimmers in 1,000 Central Florida stores.
- Card skimming is the act of illegally collecting card data to steal money from ATMs or credit and debit cards.
- Officials found seven skimmers by Tuesday afternoon.
SANFORD, Fla. – United States Secret Service members were in Central Florida to investigate the illegal act of capturing and recording card data – known as “skimming.”
The U.S. Secret Service – along with the Orlando Field Office and local law enforcement – conducted an operation on Dec. 2 to remove skimming devices. Agencies aimed to reach 800 to 1,000 stores in Central Florida, searching for skimmers.
By Tuesday afternoon, officials had found seven skimmers.
What is card skimming?
What we know:…