Pennsauken police are investigating after skimming devices were found at Supremo Food Market, 7-Eleven

PENNSAUKEN TWP., N.J. (WPVI) — Police in South Jersey are investigating after multiple skimming devices were found on credit card machines across the region.

On Wednesday, a device was discovered on a credit card machine at the Supremo Food Market in Pennsauken Township.

Police are still trying to figure out exactly when it was placed there.

“You just plug it right into the existing credit card machine and you can access the data that’s swiped through the credit card machine,” Pennsauken Police Lt. Michael Killion said as he showed the device to Action News Thursday afternoon .

Police say four other Supremo stores in North Jersey are also investigating recent skimmer cases.

Buyers find it annoying.

“I saw on TikTok that they do this at 7-Elevens and machines under the pin pads. It’s crazy what people will do to get some extra money,” said Makeila Melendez, who was shopping at Supremo with her grandmother.

Pennsauken police say they are handling more and more of these cases.

On April 3, a similar device was found on a credit card machine at a 7-Eleven on Westfield Avenue. Recently released surveillance video shows the suspects – two men and a woman – entering the store.

Investigators said they installed another device at the 7-Eleven in Cinnaminson the same day.

According to FICO, New Jersey and Pennsylvania are among the top five states with the most skimming activity, accounting for nearly half of all skimming cases in the country last year.

Police are urging consumers to be particularly careful when swiping or inserting a card.

“If you swipe your card and you feel the slot on the machine actually move, pay close attention,” Killion said. “And I’m not talking about the entire panel, but the upper part of the machine, because that’s where the skimmers are. They are in the upper part.”

According to police, it is safer to tap the card or phone to pay than swipe the card through the machine.

If you believe you have been a victim, you should contact your bank or credit card company and local police.