Crime & Safety

Customer Uncovers ATM Skimming Device at Des Plaines 7-Eleven: Cops

A camera that captured personal ID numbers was discovered by police.

Des Plaines, IL—A customer discovered a device used to steal bank card info in an ATM at a Des Plaines ATM, the Daily Herald reports.

The illegal device was uncovered June 2 after the customer at the store, 1950 E. Touhy Ave., noticed his ATM card was fight the slot too tightly, the report said. Police later dismantled the device and found a camera that captured customers' personal ID numbers, the report added.

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