Skimming

Economics Glossary – Malone Global University

Definition

Skimming is a type of payment fraud where criminals steal card information by using a hidden device or malicious software to capture data from a card’s magnetic stripe or chip transactions.

Why It Matters

Skimming increases financial losses and identity theft risk for consumers and raises security costs for merchants and banks.

Example

A hidden device on an ATM records card data and a camera captures the PIN.

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