Crime & Safety

Card Skimmers Found At Camden Co. Grocery Store, Leaving Customers At Risk Of Fraud

Customers who recently paid by card at the store should check their accounts and contact their card providers.

Multiple card skimmers were discovered Sunday at a Camden County grocery store, leaving customers susceptible to fraud.
Multiple card skimmers were discovered Sunday at a Camden County grocery store, leaving customers susceptible to fraud. (Pennsauken police)

PENNSAUKEN, NJ — Multiple card skimmers were discovered Sunday at a Camden County grocery store, leaving customers susceptible to fraud.

Two credit/debit card-skimming devices (pictured above) were found at Associated Supermarket (6100 Westfield Ave., Pennsauken).

Police believe they were installed sometime in the week prior.

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If you recently used a debit or credit card at that location, police recommend contacting your card preview and reviewing your account for unauthorized activity.

Card skimmers are inconspicuous tools used to steal credit, debit and EBT card information. The devices are illegally placed at payment points such as ATMs and card readers to capture victims' personal data and PINs.

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Offenders use that information to create fake cards and then steal from victims' accounts. Here's the FBI's info page.

In Pennsauken, the skimmers were placed over two different payment keypads at Associated Supermarket, police said.

The devices were removed and have been seized by Pennsauken police for further investigation.

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