WALDORF, Md. – The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after officers recovered a card skimming device attached to a point-of-sale terminal at the 7-Eleven on St. Ignatius Drive on January 21.
The device was an overlay skimmer, designed to fit over a legitimate card reader and closely mimic the original terminal while unlawfully capturing card information during transactions.
How to protect yourself:
- Before using a card reader or keypad, gently check it. If it appears loose, bulky, or unusual, do not use it and notify store staff.
- If you recently made purchases at this location, review your bank and credit card statements for any unauthorized charges.
- Report suspicious activity to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office.
Remaining alert and taking a few extra seconds at the register can help safeguard your personal and financial information.
Thanks for the warning and thanks to our service men and women; CCPD, PGPD, who protect us and keep us safe in ways we may not even be aware of. We appreciate and support you.
Low Life Scum on Earth! May Karma strike them 10 fold. Sometimes I wonder if these devices are put there by employees at these locations.
For it to be at the register, my thought was that it had to be someone who worked there.
If the scanner is inside, it’s most definitely an employee or business owner behind the fraudulent theft.
They’re open 24-7 obviously an inside job too many shady too characters at 7-Eleven I know I deliver food for this establishment
God Bless. May we serve each other’s community, and not steal from one another. I don’t live down there, but I am disappointed in what I see in the place I grew up.
It definitely sounds like an inside job!
Its almost always at a seven eleven and I guarantee it’s a inside job, look at the group of individuals that own all of them they aren’t from America
Waldorf…