Just when you thought you knew every way you could be scammed out of your identity and money and potentially everything you own, something like this pops up.
Skimmers — or high-tech false fronts that are placed over ATM and gas pump card slots for the purpose of stealing information — remained pretty obscure for about a decade. But now that relatively inexpensive miniature digital cameras and card readers have become widely available, skimmers are increasingly turning up in major cities. San Francisco is no exception.
