Advice for evading ATM skimmers

I cannot use an ATM these days without wondering if I am getting ripped off by a stealthy skimming device that has been placed inside the machine’s card slot. One reason for my concern is that for years now I have been reading with great interest a series of articles on the subject by security expert Brian Krebs, who posted another one just yesterday.

This piece includes a couple of videos showing exactly how scammers insert and remove the skimmers from an ATM, as well as practical advice you can use to thwart those efforts:

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Network World Paul McNamara