ATM thieves enticed by low risk, big gains

Skimming comes in many forms, from a waiter stealing the digits off a credit card to the high-tech “wedges” that read an automatic teller machine card’s magnetic strip as it’s swiped through the machine.

Before cameras were small enough to discreetly place around an ATM and capture a personal identification number, tech-wise thieves slipped devices beneath ATM keypads to gather the personal numbers.