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DWB · 11-21-2006, 11:08 PM

It's called "skimming" and is common with ATM/CC fraud. Ask your banks fraud department about it.

Usually someone gets their hands on your card to copy it or they place a little reader that sits over the ATM machine. As you slide your card through, it reads your card and transmits to them nearby.

I've had it happen with a normal ATM card in both Thailand and Brazil. Both countries are known to have a huge problem with this. The crazy thing is, they often wait 6 months to a year to skim you, so it totally takes you off guard.

11-21-2006, 11:08 PM
DWB Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Encrypted. Access denied. Posts: 31,779	It's called "skimming" and is common with ATM/CC fraud. Ask your banks fraud department about it. Usually someone gets their hands on your card to copy it or they place a little reader that sits over the ATM machine. As you slide your card through, it reads your card and transmits to them nearby. I've had it happen with a normal ATM card in both Thailand and Brazil. Both countries are known to have a huge problem with this. The crazy thing is, they often wait 6 months to a year to skim you, so it totally takes you off guard.