Watch this credit card skimmer attempt a heist in just three seconds

If you're a frequent credit card user, you're probably used to being wary of who you give your card number to, and may even watch some fidgety cashiers as they handle your plastic. 

But what you probably aren’t looking out for is the old three-second credit card skimmer move. But as a new video illustrates, it only takes a few seconds to pull off a major credit card heist if you aren't paying attention to your surroundings. 

Security cameras at a Miami Beach gas station recently caught a man in the act as he sidled up behind a customer being served by a cashier and quickly placed a credit card skimmer over the credit card payment terminal on the counter.  Read more...