Cloning of credit cards usually occurs after the credit card information is available. Once a skimmer captures unique information from your card, you can copy it to a blank card or overwrite it onto another blank card. The cloned card can be used to make direct purchases, obtain an actual coupon or purchase postal returns.
We install a “skimmer”, a credit card cloning machine that reads and secretly copies the credit card data, in an automatic cash register or point of sale terminal. A customer's card is fed through the card reader in the automatic cash register or POS device (to facilitate the transaction) and the skimmer (to copy the data from the card).