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Harford County deputies discover three skimming devices, warns public of signs

ATM skimming is up 546% & not much can be done
Posted at 10:09 AM, Nov 06, 2022
and last updated 2022-11-07 16:12:56-05

UPDATE: The Harford County Sheriff's office has released the locations of the three skimming devices that were found.

One of the skimmers was located at the PNC Bank on Merchant Boulevard in Abingdon.

Two were located at 7-11 stores on Rockspring Road and Conowingo Road in Forest Hill.

The Harford County Sheriff's have removed the devices, each location is safe to visit.

PREVIOUS STORY: The Harford County Sheriff's office recently discovered three skimming devices at multiple locations.

Two devices were found at different point of sale terminals and one at a bank ATM.

Skimmers are devices that are disguised to look like part of a card reader in order to steal a person's card information and PIN code for fraudulent use.

The sheriff's office is alerting the public to look for signs of a skimming device before you use any ATM or POS terminal.

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