Scammers have targeted elderly individuals at ATMs in Santa Clarita, using distraction tactics to steal debit cards. Due to an increase in thefts, officials with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s station are showing how scammers work to trick victims and offer tips to avoid having your personal information stolen.  A scammer offers “help” or claims the ATM isn’t working.  They ...

Detectives with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are offering tips to residents to avoid being the victim of an ATM scam. Detectives have been receiving reports of ATM skimmers being discovered at different locations in the Santa Clarita Valley, according to a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Facebook post. “ATM skimmers are credit and debit card readers hidden within ...