Tips for spotting bank card skimmers in South Africa
South Africans who insert their banking card into an automated teller machine (ATM) or card machine could actually be inserting their card into a skimming device.
While the uptake of contactless and chip-and-PIN technology has reduced the...
Men arrested after cloning Canal Walk restaurant customers’ bank cards
Three men arrested for suspected bank card cloning will remain in custody after appearing the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
SA police arrest man with hi-tech ATM card skimming devices
A 45-year-old man has been arrested at Cape Town airport after receiving a parcel containing hi-tech skimming devices and components.
Cape Town courier convicted of card skimming needs cash fast
A former courier driver who used an illegal skimming device to clone the bank cards of clients, was given 10 days on Monday to find R2 000 for a fine, or face a prison sentence.
Computer programmer fined for card skimming device
A convicted fraudster was fined for the possession of an illegal skimming device that is used in the cloning of bank cards.