System7 » fraud http://www.system7.org Spread the word, information is free. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:24:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to detect an ATM skimmer http://www.system7.org/2010/05/25/how-to-detect-an-atm-skimmer/ http://www.system7.org/2010/05/25/how-to-detect-an-atm-skimmer/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 12:56:33 +0000 . http://www.system7.org/?p=530 Continue reading →]]> I subscribe to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse newsletter.  If you’ve not been to this site before and you’re interested in privacy it’s a worth while bookmark.  They recently published their ‘Summer Vacation – Privacy Primer‘ which has an interesting article on spotting ATM skimmers.  Skimmers are hard to detect; your best recommendation is to stick with cashing checks through a teller (or rely on your credit card if you have the self control)  Personally I’m guilty of believing I’m not at risk living in the suburbs; unfortunately it will take a come to Jesus moment (ahem, getting burnt) to slap some reality in me.

You can view the ATM Skimmer Awareness presentation here.

http://www.privacyrights.org/summer-vacation-privacy-identity-theft
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