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brooklynian
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Joined: Feb '12
Posts: 242

Someone is skimming credit card/ATM details from Metrocard kiosks at the Eastern Parkway station. Just heard this from someone who heard from their bank. Might want to pay cash for a while. Anyone hear more about this?

# Posted 1 yr ago
BKChickie
Bagel Hole Girl
Joined: Mar '08
Posts: 1,089

Greeeeeeeeat! You should make this post global--it has interest beyond PH. I haven't heard anything about this, but if it's happening at EP, I'm sure it's happening at other stations, too--especially the ones without attendants. I'm sure that those machines are really easy to tamper with.

# Posted 1 yr ago
inpixels
above average
Joined: Oct '05
Posts: 542

it appears your facts are scrambled---
unless we are talking about two distinct problems here
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mta-taxpayers-scammed-16m-credit-card-fraudsters-article-1.1050690

# Posted 1 yr ago
Ian2010
Will work for food and eat for work
Joined: May '10
Posts: 48

I'm not so sure someone would continue to perpetrate this sort of thing at the same location more than briefly. Here's the checklist on how to prevent skimming:

Be that as it may, here's a link to an article on credit card skimming in case it's of use to anyone.

http://credit.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=credit&cdn=money&tm=24&gps=474_10_1440_765&f=20&su=p284.13.342.ip_&tt=2&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.networkworld.com/community/node/33210

# Posted 1 yr ago
inpixels
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Joined: Oct '05
Posts: 542

This is why I pay cash at restaurants

Credit card thieves charged in E-ZPass scam
Stolen credit cards belonged to customers of two Indian restaurants in Brooklyn

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/credit-card-thieves-charged-e-zpass-scam-article-1.1053818#ixzz1qkH7G2c8

# Posted 1 yr ago