‘Consider Changing Your PIN’ – Wells Fargo Customers Warned by Police As ATMs Rigged by Scammers Twice in One Week: Report
Police in Pasadena warn Wells Fargo customers of a card skimming scam targeting ATMs, with devices found twice in one week. Crime Prevention Officer Richard Lee advises customers to consider changing their PIN and be cautious of "shoulder surfers" who can steal PINs by observing ATM users. Hidden cameras that record keypad activity have also been discovered.
Police are warning Wells Fargo customers about a serial card skimming scam targeting people who use the bank’s ATMs.
Authorities in the Southern California city of Pasadena say that for the second time in a week, a card skimmer was discovered on a Wells Fargo ATM machine on 1000 block of Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena Star News reports.
Card skimmers are devices that look like a part of an ATM machine but secretly record the victim’s PIN and card number, allowing bad actors to make illegal transfers and payments later.
In a statement, Crime Prevention Officer Richard Lee of the South Pasadena Police Department recommends people in the area consider changing their PIN.
Lee also said to watch out for “shoulder surfers,” or thieves that hover behind ATM users hoping to catch their PIN number so they can then steal their card, either by force or by distraction. Hidden cameras angled at the keypad have also been found.