3 sought for installing skimming device on card reader at Exton 7-Eleven, police say
EXTON, Pa. - Investigators with the West Whiteland Police Department are searching for three people wanted for installing a skimming device inside a store.
Authorities say the individuals sought entered the 7-Eleven located at 103 N. Pottstown Pike on Monday at 8:30 p.m.
According to police, one suspect distracted a store employee while the other two suspects put the skimming device onto the card reader.
They also sat a small child down on the counter, blocking the cashier from seeing the reader, officials say.
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Detectives responded to the location on Tuesday, removed the device from the credit card reader and processed it, according to police.
Authorities are urging people who used a credit or debit card inside the store between the evening of October 3 and the afternoon of October 4 to check their bank statements for suspicious charges.
Anyone with information on the suspects or the incident is asked to contact police at 484-874-0358.