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Customs is warning organised criminal groups are continuing to smuggle card-skimming equipment into the country.
Often concealed inside low-value electronics such as air fryers, television antennas and laptops, this equipment reads the magnetic strips on bank cards, while a dummy keypad or camera records PIN numbers.
They've previously been placed on ATMs, but Customs has also seized equipment capable of fitting inside parking machines and self-service terminals at petrol stations.
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