A Verona man is facing charges of identity theft and access device fraud after telling police he used a skimming device to obtain credit card numbers from gas pumps in Monroeville. According to the criminal complaint, he also told police he used another device to put the numbers on blank cards that he used at nearby stores.
“I don’t know what this world is coming to honestly,” said Danielle. “Like nothing is safe.”
One swipe, and it’s done.
“Scamming is a sad thing,” said Emmett Moses.
Skimming happens when someone attaches a device to an ATM or a fuel pump to capture credit card data. It is estimated that this type of fraud costs financial institutions and consumers more than $1 billion dollars each year. There’s also shimming. According to the Better Business Bureau, scammers insert something called a shim, which is a paper-thin, card-sized device with an embedded microchip and flash storage, into the slot where you enter the chip side of your credit or debit cart.
“Me personally whenever I go to anything,” said Danielle. “I try to pull. I maneuver. I make sure I’m taking my time. I’m being patient and I’m making sure that if there is something on there I’m going to know.”