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Why are scammers sending out card readers?

12 October 2020

Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) explains that people using card readers received in the post may allow scammers to create a clone card, sending stored information taken on the card reader back to the criminals, and recommends calling the bank if people receive one.

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