“Shimmers” are the new “Skimmers”. Fraudsters have developed a smaller card reader that is installed quickly and discreetly while pretending to make a purchase or withdrawal. Once installed, the microchips on the shimmer records information from the chip cards, including the PIN. The information is then used to make fake cards. Your only clue may be a sticky card in the terminal. Watch this video clip for the full news story
http://globalnews.ca/news/3208090/new-high-tech-shimmers-capable-of-stealing-banking-card-information-found-in-coquitlam-business/