SKIMMERS AND SHIMMERS
Recently, funds were stolen from 2 accounts linked to 1 card. This has happened to me 3 times now. The first time my deposit was gone by the time I entered my pin at a bank of America ATM at a train station hub. The second time there was less than 20 dollars in the account and it was stolen from a MTA ticket vending machine. On the third time, a deposit from both of my accounts were gone by the time I entered my pin. I had gotten a replacement card after the first theft, but I had changed my pin after the second theft. Since this third theft, I have learned strategic ways of combating and being proactive. I was always checking the card slot with a flashlight and the pin pad by feeling it, and otherwise covering my hand when I entered my pin, but I was still scammed. The strategy that I learned was to change my pin before a deposit and after withdrawal. In addition, I will continue to check the machines but also use machines inside banks or at safe places, and be observant about my surr...