How to protect yourself from skimming devices

people in Montgomery County need to check their credit cards and their bank accounts police say they found several skimming devices at local businesses including convenience stores and supermarkets and the devices are getting more sophisticated action news reporter Shara Jackson is live in Glenside at one of the targeted stores Shara good morning Mata this is a growing danger as you swipe your car these devices can steal your information and investigators they say they want people to be on the lookout they're noticing a pattern in Montgomery County three devices were found this week we're not showing his face because he hasn't been charged but watch as this man places what police say is a skimmer on top of an ATM terminal at a 7-Eleven in Glenside it's as easy as that the skimmer then Gathering data from unsuspecting customers who swiped their card that suspect is still at large this same scenario has played out at 7-Eleven and grocery stores in cheltonham and Abington I definitely believe that they're connected um and there could be potentially more cases out there like in New Jersey Mount Ephraim police say they discovered this skimming device on a credit card reader at another 7-Eleven on West Kings Highway investigators with Abington police gave Action News an up close look at how these devices work so it sits right here you put your pin in and then this camera is connected to all these wires in the back which is storing all that information in the footage on a tiny um SD card right there detectives say that information is usually solded on the dark web fortunately they believe these devices were confiscated before the criminals could come back to collect the information people we talk to say they plan to be more careful you hear about it happening more and more um but especially when I come here to get gas um I am concerned about it in this day and age you got to be more alert to look out for yourself and these devices in Montgomery County they were all found and removed this week authorities believe they may have been in place since earlier this month in the beginning of March Matt all right Sha thank you