# Tap or Insert Your Card Instead of Swiping – Skimmers Copy the Magnetic Stripe

- Source: Money Crashers
- Published: 2026-10-20T01:15:00+00:00
- Category: Markets
- Original: https://www.moneycrashers.com/tap-insert-swipe-skimmers/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/tap-or-insert-your-card-instead-of-swiping-skimmers-copy-the-magnetic--7b201d/

That order matters most at gas pumps and ATMs, since a skimmer can sit inside the machine. The FBI says fuel pump skimmers are usually wired into the pump itself, out of customers’ sight, and that a skimmer takes only... Source

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