Crime & Safety
Credit Card Skimmer Found At Sunnyvale Gas Station
The device captures users' credit card information and allows thieves to use it for fraudulent transactions.
July 19, 2022
Police in Sunnyvale on Monday alerted about the discovery of a credit card "skimming" device at a gas station.
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In social media posts, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS) said the card skimmer - a device that looks like a credit card reader and fits like a shell over an actual card reader - was found at a Chevon/7-Eleven gas station at 1005 W. El Camino Real at S. Mary Ave. on Friday.
The device captures users' credit card information and allows thieves to use it for fraudulent transactions.
Find out what's happening in Palo Altofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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