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Is there no honor among thieves?

July 19, 2013

Brian Krebs of Krebs on Security recently wrote about an industrious Ukrainian who set about making audio skimmers, which he offered for the price of $2,450 at an online bazaar selling thievery-purposed accessories.

The Ukranian's audio skimmer was a "relatively pro-grade" product assembled from MP3 player parts, a cheap-o flash drive, and a spy camera.

His product listing offered an uncharacteristically honest (for a crook) description of the skimmer components, all of which could be found — and priced — at any online electronics store. 

Would-be fraudsters trolling online for a nicely priced ATM skimmer were shocked, shocked by the grossly inflated price of the Ukrainian's skimmer. Shoppers left pages of outraged comments, calling it a complete rip-off. They should know.

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