Card Skimmer Found In Chelsea Market Basket: Police

Another Market Basket has been targeted by card skimmers, this time in Chelsea, but police and store workers were able to find and remove the device within minutes.

A Market Basket in Chelsea is the latest store to be affected by card skimming devices.
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12/07/2023 5:24 p.m.

A fraudulent credit card reading device, or a “skimmer,” was placed on a register at the grocery store on Everett Avenue on Tuesday, Dec. 5, according to Chelsea police.

Related: 5 Market Baskets Find Credit Card Skimmers In Haverhill, Somerville, Reading: Police

“We have the device and are working with the Market Basket as well as our regional partners to see if the devices are related to other recent incidents,” police said on Facebook.

Market Basket security video showed that the skimming device was placed at the register six minutes before workers found it and called police around 4:30 p.m., WCVB reported.

The recent incident comes after skimmers were found at Market Baskets in Haverhill, Somerville, and Reading in Massachusetts, and Nashua and Concord in New Hampshire in November.

Chelsea police warned shoppers to stay alert when using non-bank ATMs, and check to see if the card reader looks loose, crooked, or damaged.

They recommended using mobile wallets, paying inside your local gas station, blocking your PIN number when entering it on the keypad, and checking your bank account regularly.

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