Watch this credit card skimmer attempt a heist in just three seconds
 

Watch this credit card skimmer attempt a heist in just three seconds
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If you're a frequent credit card user, you're probably used to being wary of who you give your card number to, and may even watch some fidgety cashiers as they handle your plastic.*

But what you probably aren’t looking out for is the old three-second credit card skimmer move. But as a new video illustrates, it only takes a few seconds to pull off a major credit card heist if you aren't paying attention to your surroundings.*

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Security cameras at a Miami Beach gas station recently caught a man in the act as he sidled up behind a customer being served by a cashier and quickly placed a credit card skimmer over the credit card payment terminal on the counter.* Read more...


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