Police Seek Vehicle Involved In Debit Card Skimming

CANTON, GA — The Cherokee Sheriff's Office is asking the public to help them track down the vehicle believed to be involved in recent debit card skimming cases reported to its agency and the Canton Police Department.

The vehicle, a silver minivan that's possibly a Dodge Caravan, bears a Tennessee license plate that ends in the letters SMD, the agency said.

According to the sheriff's office's BOLO alert, it appears the vehicle and driver were captured on surveillance camera July 29 and July 30 using an ATM at a Regions Bank establishment on Camp Creek Parkway in East Point.

• Choose gas pumps closest to and within sight of cashiers.
• Use ATMs in well-lit, secure locations.
• Look at the card reader slot and surrounding areas for anything that looks out of place, mismatched, or loose.
• Make sure no one is watching you enter your PIN or filming you on a cell phone.
• Use your card as credit and not as debit
• Use your eyes: look before you insert your card.
• Use your fingers: if something doesn't feel right move on.
• Pay inside with cash or credit instead of at the pump.
• Choose pumps closest to the building.
• Check your bank statement regularly.

The Cherokee Sheriff's Office asks anyone who sees the suspect vehicle to contact Detective Jeff Donley with the Criminal Investigations Division at 770-928-0239.

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