‘It was a shell someone put on,’ warns shopper who found card-swiping device at 7-Eleven – your money & info is at risk [Video]

CREDIT card skimming is continuing to hit 7-Eleven stores in the same state.

A shopper at a 7-Eleven in South Jersey was checking out when he noticed something suspicious about the store’s card reader.

A card skimming device was found at the 7-Eleven at 6001 Westfield Avenue in Pennsauken, according to a Pennsauken Township Police Department Facebook post, reported local CBS affiliate KYW-TV.

Police are unaware of how long the device was on the machine, but are warning anyone who has purchased anything from the store to contact their credit card company and alert them that there was a skimmer.

Card skimming happens when scammers illegally install devices at ATMs, point-of-sale (POS) terminals, and fuel pumps to take cardholders’ …