Harford County deputies find skimming devices that steal bank card information, warn public - CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE -- Sheriff's deputies are ringing a "public warning" alarm aft uncovering 3 covert devices designed to skim the accusation disconnected of slope cards successful Harford County, according to authorities.

Deputies recovered the skimming devices astatine 2 antithetic merchantability terminals and 1 was installed astatine a slope ATM, the Harford County Sheriff's Office said.

The skimming devices are designed to look similar portion of a paper reader, according to authorities.

That's however they are capable to bargain a person's paper accusation and PIN codification and usage them to marque fraudulent purchases, deputies said.

A idiosyncratic tin place a skimming instrumentality by noting if it feels wiggly oregon detachable, if the backlight for the keys aren't disposable oregon if they are faint, and if the keys person an antithetic thickness to them, according to authorities.

Other giveaway details see keys that consciousness sticky oregon spongy erstwhile they are pressed. Perhaps determination volition beryllium a wider abstraction beneath the keys oregon possibly the instrumentality volition person wider borders overall, deputies said.

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