A recent new skimming device is now out in the wild to capture your card data and PIN. The skimmer looks exactly like a card reader with a PIN pad except it’s an overlay on an existing reader! Once placed on the card reader, it captures your card data and PIN when you enter it. What is unique about this method is that the chip on your card triggers the low-voltage power to turn the skimming device on momentarily capturing the data and requires no external power source. Here’s what it looks like:
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