Clarkstown Cops Find Fake Keyboard on ATM

Clarkstown police warn anyone who used the ATM machine at the 7-Eleven in Nanuet to check their account.

Police were called to the store on Rt. 59 on June 10 for a suspicious incident involving an ATM machine inside the store. The responding officers were informed by a customer that the keypad on the machine appeared to have been tampered with.

Upon further investigation it appeared that a fraudulent keypad was mounted atop the keypad of the machine, police said.

That brought in the Clarkstown Detective Bureau.

If you have used this machine recently, police recommend you contact your bank or financial institution to ensure your account was not compromised.

This is an active investigation. If you have any information please contact the Clarkstown Police Department at 845-639-5800.

As technology advances, law enforcement tries to keep the public aware of different forms of fraud being used, police said.