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Xanthis3 karma

I work in the ATM industry. New tech is out there called 'shimmers'. You can't even tell one is installed because there is nothing external on the atm

Xanthis1 karma

You can't without physically opening the ATM and looking at the inside of the card reader. That being said, I have over 600 ATMs in my service area that get maintenance done on them regularly and I haven't seen one. My company operates over 10,000 ATMs in North America and as far as I know we haven't come across one yet. They are super rare and you likely won't ever come across one.

ALWAYS check your transaction record for all of your cards WEEKLY!

Also using an ATM that's not for your bank is a ripoff. Most people are charges by the machine, the card issuer and the bank for using a third party ATM. Usually to a total of about $8