ONTARIO COUNTY, NY – If you used a debit or credit card at a Canandaigua or Geneva Walmart between July 2 and July 5, check your account: Three suspects installed card skimmers at both stores on July 2.
Geneva Walmart employees determined that three suspects, working together, placed a card-scraping device on a single card reader at the point of sale around 6:25 a.m. July 2, according to the Ontario Provincial Sheriff’s Office — which said the same three suspects did Same thing at 8:50 am at the Canandaigua Walmart. The devices were found on July 5, and the Sheriff’s Office was notified. It is not yet known if the suspects collected any of the data from the skimmers.
The Sheriff’s Office encourages anyone who uses a credit or debit card at any of the stores from July 2-5 to check their account for unauthorized purchases. If anything, contact your financial institution, and also file a report with law enforcement.
The Sheriff’s Office released a photo of the suspects taken from a Canandaigua Walmart.
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