I am a research hound as many of my faithful readers know. Well, I came across another interesting and downright SCARY show the other day. It’s called Real Hustle. It’s s factual entertainment series about scams and cons focusing on how easy it is to be scammed and conned in everyday life.

So this last episode (you can see it on youtube) was a bit on the horrifying side. These 3 real live con artists place a card reader on an ATM, ‘skim’ the magnetic strip, and then videotape you entering in your pin code and you, the victim, are none the wiser.

In a matter of minutes, they create their own card, pull out cash and to add insult to injury… chase you down and show you all the cash they just extracted from your account.

See for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOiCufYGH9I

I’ll make a wager that you’ll look a lot closer at your next ATM.

All the Best,

Michael

P.S. By the way, the other thieves doing this are wait staff. Most wait staff are great. However, just be wary of them. There a little hand held devices now that can ‘skim’ the info off your card and then these often underpaid, under appreciated folks go on a shopping spree!

P.P.S. Make sure you pass this on to folks you know. Pretty eye opening to see how EASY and how REAL this scam is. Take care!

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