An illegal card reader, also known as a skimming device, was discovered on the credit card machine inside 7-11 at 112-11 Liberty Ave. in South Richmond Hill, police announced Sunday.
According to the NYPD, skimming occurs when a criminal attaches a phony card-reading device over the real card reader. The duplicate device looks identical to the real one and is equipped with electronic recorders that will capture the financial information from unsuspecting customers’ credit or debit cards. This data is later used to create “cloned” cards which will later be used to withdraw money.
Investigators have advised that if you have used that particular 7-11, change your PIN and monitor your account for unauthorized transactions.
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