A Seattle restaurant owner is warning other establishments of a new scam targeting pay machines and tablets.
Migoto Sushi in downtown Seattle was targeted by two men who allegedly stole a full day’s worth of profits.
Owner John Nguyen says the men came inside and placed an order on Friday afternoon.
When they went to pay, one of them claimed they didn’t have a credit card but could enter a credit card number into the payment tablet at the register.
“He said to the server, ”Here give me the tablet so I can put in the number for you because I remember it,” Nguyen recalled.
“Once they put it in, one guy scans some kind of small chip into my device and after that all the money is transferred to them, the whole day’s sale transferred to their Visa.”
Once the transfer was complete, the men

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