gwalchmai Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 https://www.foxnews.com/us/romanian-mob-coming-debit-cards-atm-style-skimmers-now-self-checkouts Prosecutors in California say the Romanian mafia has given a new look to an old scam — debit card skimming — by placing devices to steal personal information on self-checkout machines in grocery stores. Debit card skimmers have long been problematic at gas stations and ATMs. Now a highly organized network of crooks is branching out. "They’ll have people sitting outside a Walmart or a Target, and it looks like they’re panhandling," says Kimberly Edds, director of public affairs with the Orange County District Attorney's Office. "Sometimes they’ll have a couple of kids. And they are actually using Bluetooth technology that’s connected to the skimmers inside the stores. So it's like a two for one, getting cash that people give them and stealing the numbers off the skimmers." 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-police-warn-of-debit-card-skimming-devices-deployed-at-walmart-self-checkout/vi-BB1kzU7T?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=192b6011eeda4655b5b06660d160a05a&ei=97 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MO Fugga Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Damn gypsies! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I no longer use debit cards for shopping transactions after being hit by a gas pump skimmer. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MO Fugga Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 2 hours ago, railfancwb said: I no longer use debit cards for shopping transactions after being hit by a gas pump skimmer. I never use the gas pump to pay. Or use ATMs. Something about them being unattended. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmohme Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 5 hours ago, MO Fugga said: I never use the gas pump to pay. Or use ATMs. Something about them being unattended. I will add that I also do not do self checkout. For different reasons, but this adds one more. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 My debit card is only used at my bank's atm. I only have one (and one emergency one that has never used) AMEX card. For some reason, I think thieves are more scared of them. I, also, refuse self checkout. I've left carts at the empty registers before. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Buy most of my gasoline at nearby Exxon/Mobile station using their branded card. Gets me ten cents off per gallon and is only usable at their pumps and inside their stores. Not a general use credit card. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 I get a "DANGER Will Robinson!" email or text anytime any of my charge cards are used. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minderasr Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 15 hours ago, Huaco Kid said: My debit card is only used at my bank's atm. This. Also, I strategically use my credit cards to take maximum advantage of rewards points (which are a scam IMHO). 1 hour ago, gwalchmai said: I get a "DANGER Will Robinson!" email or text anytime any of my charge cards are used. Same. Any purchase over $1 and I get notified immediately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Spicoli Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 On 3/27/2024 at 7:27 AM, MO Fugga said: Damn gypsies! Nothing good comes out of Romania. I said it. I had a Romania woman with her 2 kids panhandling inside a McDs. The kids had just gotten out of school and were nicely dressed. We had an assistant at the DA's office that was nice enough but she was a crazy lunatic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Are there non-crazy lunatics? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Spicoli Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, tous said: Are there non-crazy lunatics? Nah, just "extra". 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeorge Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 There should be a death penalty for electronic fraud or at least cut off one of their hands 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MO Fugga Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 On 3/28/2024 at 9:13 PM, geeorge said: There should be a death penalty for electronic fraud or at least cut off one of their hands Human centipede is appropriate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minderasr Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 4 minutes ago, MO Fugga said: Human centipede is appropriate. There's a mental image I did not need to be reminded of. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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