Swipers beware: spike in card skimmers in Massachusetts; federal, local crackdown inspect 700 sites

In a coordinated effort to combat financial crimes, federal and local law enforcement teams uncovered and removed 16 unauthorized card-skimming devices during a recent sweep across the Greater Boston region. The initiative, spanning three days from September 23 to 25, is estimated to have thwarted approximately $16.7 million in potential losses to consumers and businesses, …