Who's Swiping Your Card?

My local NBC news station did an investigative report on credit card readers and the growing concerns that these readers are being used to steal your credit card information -more often than you know about.

When we go out to eat, millions of us use a credit or debit card to pay for our food and drink. Fast food. Pay with a credit card. And move on.

But credit card skimming, when a cashier records your number by secretly swiping it through this device, is is on the rise and many consumers are unaware of the risks.

It's been a growing concern as investigators continue to find that identity theft ring leaders hire so-called skimmers or better known as "runners" to find jobs in restaurants or places that will give them the best access to YOUR personal information.

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