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March 2025

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ATM & POS Skimming

Keeping yourself protected


Recently, several financial institutions in the Tallahassee area have reported finding skimming devices on some of their ATMs. Regardless of where you live, it is important to understand what skimming is and how to protect yourself from it.


According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), skimming occurs when devices illegally installed on or outside ATMs, point-of-sale (POS) terminals, or fuel pumps capture card data and record cardholders’ PIN entries. Criminals use the collected data to create fake payment cards and then make unauthorized purchases or steal from victims’ accounts.


What should you do if you feel your card has been compromised?


According to the United States Secret Service (USSS), you should "immediately contact the card issuer’s fraud department to report the incident, ask that the card be deactivated, and ask that a new card be issued with a new PIN. Monitor the affected account closely. If you suffered a financial loss as a result of the skimming incident, consider filing a fraud affidavit with the card issuer and contacting your local law enforcement agency to report the incident. In the future, consider making purchases using cards which can transact through contactless payment (i.e., tap-to-pay) or with the card’s new EMV chip, instead of the magnetic strip.” 


Click the buttons below to learn more about the various types of skimming scams, and tips on how to protect yourself.
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In recent years, these skimming incidents over 350 arrests in one singular calendar year alone. 


Criminal groups deploy skimming devices that secretly record victim cardholder information at Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and Point-of-Sale (POS) terminals.


This stolen card data is then typically re-encoded on blank cards for the purposes of unauthorized ATM withdrawals, utilized for unauthorized purchases of high-value goods, or the data is sold to other criminal elements.
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Skimming occurs when devices illegally installed on or inside ATMs, point-of-sale (POS) terminals, or fuel pumps capture card data and record cardholders’ PIN entries.



Criminals use the data to create fake payment cards and then make unauthorized purchases or steal from victims' accounts.


It is estimated that skimming costs financial institutions and consumers more than $1 billion each year.
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Volunteer for SHINE

Be a shining light for seniors who need help navigating the Medicare System


For nearly 35 years, the SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) Program has been providing free, unbiased health insurance information, counseling, and assistance to Florida’s seniors, so they get the maximum benefit out of their Medicare health insurance. SHINE’s dedicated volunteer counselors, trained by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs, are the foundation of SHINE’s success. 



Over the years, SHINE Counselors have assisted thousands of seniors and caregivers. However, many additional seniors are simply unaware of all the benefits that they may be entitled to. It is for this reason that SHINE is such an invaluable service. 


If you are looking for a challenging, yet rewarding volunteer opportunity that is certain to help many needy seniors in our area, please consider becoming a SHINE Counselor. 


Here’s a sampling of what SHINE Counselors do:


  • Navigate the complex network of available programs and services available to Medicare beneficiaries in a way that is understandable.
  • Compare costs and benefits of various options and helping them enroll in a health insurance program or drug plan that best fits the beneficiary’s needs.
  • Help individuals with limited resources to enroll in programs that may be available to help with their out-of-pocket Medicare expenses.  
  • Teaching beneficiaries to detect, protect, and report suspected Medicare fraud, waste, and abuse and preventative ways to avoid becoming a victim.
  • Help individuals find long-term care insurance.
  • Assist with Medicare appeals and grievances.
  • Being available to answer other Medicare-related questions.

 

If this sounds like a volunteer opportunity you’d like to explore, you are invited to contact the local SHINE Liaison, Chris Polzer, to learn more at 850-739-5939 or chrisp@aaanf.org.  

You can also contact our Outreach Team to add your events to our calendar.


We serve 14 North Florida counties, so if you have an event in our planning and service area, we'd love to help get the word out!


Call 866-467-4624 to speak to a staff member.
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