PGPD Skimming Devices Recovered at Multiple Convenience Stores

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The Financial Crimes Section is issuing a community-wide warning about skimming devices. In the past month, the PGPD has recovered eight overlay credit card skimming devices at convenience stores in the county. Skimming devices can be placed at point-of-sale terminals inside of retail stores, grocery stores, convenience stores or any location where credit card transactions are conducted. We are urging members of the community be vigilant when making credit/debit card payments at point-of-sale machines.



Locations of recovered skimmers:

4500 block of Saint Barnabas Road in Temple Hills

3000 block of Forestville Road in Forestville

6100 block of Oxon Hill Road in Oxon Hill

6800 block of Race Track Road in Unincorporated Bowie

6300 block of Central Avenue in Seat Pleasant

11000 block of Baltimore Avenue in Beltsville

9100 block of Riggs Road in Chillum area

5800 block of Greenbelt Road in College Park



Investigators are offering the following guidance to help avoid being victimized by these point-of-sale skimming devices:

*Swiping your credit/debit card places you at the greatest risk of compromise - contactless credit cards or “Tap to Pay” is a safer method of payment

*Stores with heavy customer traffic are a greater risk for overlay skimmers

*Be vigilant for devices with inoperable chip readers



If you believe there is a skimming device on an ATM or card reader in the county, or you believe you have been a victim of a skimming device, please contact us. Please also notify store personnel, leave the device in place and allow law enforcement to remove it.



PGPD detectives investigating skimming devices can be reached at 301-516-1464. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), or go online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, or use the “P3 Tips” mobile app search “P3 Tips” in the Apple Store or Google Play to download the app onto your mobile device.



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Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.

 

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I have not been able to swipe a CC in 2 yrs of more .... the machine always tells me to use the Chip Reader