According to an article on CNN.com, some ATMs are actually lined with a tracking device that "skims" your debit card information. The article cautions users not to use ATMs that are housed in "seedy locations like a convenience store without a roof." I think we all can agree that is sage advice.
Unfortunately, the writers at cnn.com/money neglected to publish a few other places and situations in which one should exercise caution before pulling out one's ATM card. Thank God for us.
Think TWICE about using an ATM machine that is...
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... in a crack house
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... in a dumpster (especially if Dave Coulier is living there)
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...in the back of a pick-up truck
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... in front of IndyMac Bank
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... really just a guy wearing a shirt that reads "ATM" who says, "Give me your debit card."