Skimming ring uncovered in South Carolina

Skimming ring uncovered in South Carolina
Tags: Debit / Credit, Regulatory Issues, Retail / Off-Premises, Security
April 15, 2010

The U.S. Secret Service has uncovered evidence of an international credit and debit card fraud scheme in South Carolina, according to a story on News Channel 7 in Asheville, N.C.

Michael Williams, special agent in charge of the U.S. Secret Service field office in Columbia, said about 10 ATMs in the Upstate, Midlands and Pee Dee regions of South Carolina have been found with skimming devices attached to their card readers capable of capturing a credit or debit card's account information.

He said investigators have traced the skimmers to a Bulgarian crime organization that has been linked to compromised bank accounts in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and South Carolina.