Kansas City Crooks Skim EBT Cards On Independence Ave

Urban tech trickery hits a vulnerable community . . . Here's the aftermath and more deets:

"Thieves installed inconspicuous gadgets at grocery store checkouts, many along Independence Avenue in Kansas City’s northeast, and skimmed the data — and dollars — right off the EBT (electronic benefit transfer) cards the state issues to distribute aid.

"Missouri officials believe they have largely contained this latest wave of fraud that’s stolen grocery money from about 1,500 people."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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