ATM skimmers have been around for quite a while now, but one of the downsides of them, aside from the fact that it’s identity theft and you could serve serious time, is that thieves would have to personally retrieve the skimmer from the ATM it was planted on. A new model of ATM skimmer has been released which sends the information gathered via SMS to the thief’s phone. The go for around $8,500, so it’s not likely you’ll have one used against you. Just remember these devices do exist the next time you go to swipe your card at an ATM.

Tags: ATM, Identity Theft, Scammer, SMS