The following device is commonly used with the 800b MSR206 MAGNETIC STRIPE CARD READER/WRITER you just

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Here is what http://www.bankrate.com has to say,

On the dark side of credit card fraud

Call it the Attack of the (Credit Card) Clones. As you read this, a thief anywhere in the world could be using a counterfeit credit card with your name and account number on it. Here's how he got it: Someone, somewhere made an extra swipe of your credit card. It could be a waiter or a store clerk or anyone you've handed your credit card to for payment. Instead of just charging your card, the thief made an extra swipe of your credit card into a small hand-held device known as a skimmer. The skimmer pulls the data from your card, giving the thief all the information needed to make a counterfeit card. A skimmer can hold card data from hundreds of different credit cards. "Once this information has been downloaded into a skimmer it can be downloaded into a computer " Marr says. Credit card skimming has become a worldwide problem. Card losses due to skimming exceed $1 billion a year.

PORTABLE MAGNETIC CARD READER (skimmer) PMCR1000

$499.99

PMCR1000 is a battery-powered portable magnetic swipe reader, which is specially designed for magnetic stripe data collection (same as CREDIT CARD DATA) anytime and anywhere without computer. Built-in Time clock indicate every transaction date and time. Data is read from the card and kept into the memory then downloaded to the computer. Stores over 2500 card swipes.

This unit comes complete with software, cables, and power cord sets. Features: 512 K bytes memory for storing 2048 data 3-track version can collect all three tracks data Time stamp shows date and time with every transaction Password Protection defends user

Auto Power Off is set by user Bi - Directional Battery powered and low battery indicated Data downloadable to the computer via USB Read ISO format and special format are available upon request No programming required, easy to use as 1- 2- 3 Applications: Any movable data collection (Trade shows, Racing events) Point of sales (Credit card data collection) Law enforcement (DMV card) Attendance (Student ID, Membership card)

Specifications: ISO Standard Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Electrical Memory size

210 bpi, 79 Alphanumeric Characters 75 bpi, 40 Numeric characters 210 bpi, 107 Numeric characters 512K stores up to 2048 records (256 Bytes/Record) Date: YY/MM/DD ( 2002/04/12 => April 12, 2002 ) Time: HH:MM:SS (19:08:35 => 7:08:35pm) Week: Sun.=>1, Mon.=>2, Tue.=>3 Wed.=>4, Thurs.=>5, Fri.=>6, Sat.=>7 Example: 2002/04/12 19:08:35 6 => April 12, 2002, 7:08:35pm, Friday USB card speed through the unit may vary from 3 ~50 ips CR2032 3 Volt and low battery detect 0~55 Deg. C -10~55 Deg C 10~90% Relative L 1.7 x W 1.2 x H 1.45 inch ( L 5 x W 3 x H 3.8 cm ) 1.8 oz

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PORTABLE MAGNETIC CARD READER (skimmer) PMCR1000 $499.99

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