Credit Card Skimmer at La Bella Marketplace
Today, a kind neighbor gave our community a heads-up after she went to La Bella Marketplace at 7907 13th Avenue and found a credit card skimmer.
This Brooklynite shared the message to warn others that there was a credit card skimmer at the first register closest to the door at La Bella Marketplace at 3:45 pm. She ripped the skimmer off and an employee took it to the office upstairs.
This evening six police officers were at La Bella‘s. A Brooklyn resident shared that the police took possession of the skimmer.
This is what the skimmer looked like (it is not the actual one):
It’s an identical card reader that goes on top of the original one and takes your card info and pin when someone swipes their card. The card number and pin can then be used for purchases.
Many Brooklyn residents shared that they no longer swipe their cards. That means that they hold their card over the Contactless Symbol and it the card no longer gets swiped.
What if you used register 1 today at this store? Call your credit card, report what happened and get a new card.
La Bella Marketplace posted a message on Facebook tonight:
Hopefully, the owners of La Bella will be able to find the culprit on their security cameras. They are a good store – just use cash there for awhile.
Thank you to our kind neighbor for alerting everyone to be safe.
Hugs,
marlene
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