| | ATM skimming (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | ATM skimming devices come in two flavors: ones that interfere with the ATM operation and ones that don't. |
 | | The skimmers that interfere with the ATM operation are a bit easier to detect because even though customers insert or swipe their cards, it's not the ATM's card reader so the ATM isn't actually being used and the customer isn't getting any money. |
 | | The ATM skimming task force that Kurt Helwig's organization, the EFTA, is leading is bringing together all segments of the ATM industry -- manufacturers, processors and financial institutions, as well as the U.S. Secret Service, which is involved in ATM skimming investigations. |
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