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WEBVTT >> COVERAGE YOU CAN COUNT ON. KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS LIVE AT 10:00 STARTS RIGHT NOW. DOUG: CHECK YOUR ACCOUNTS OFTEN BECAUSE YOUR MONEY COULD BE TAKEN FROM YOU WITHOUT YOU EVEN KNOWING. SHELLY: ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER JUSTIN MATTHEWS SHOWS US A GROUP OF PEOPLE ON THE RUN AFTER POLICE SAY THEY USED CARD SKIMMERS AT ATM’S IN ALBUQUERQUE. JUSTIN: TAKE A VERY GOOD LOOK AT THESE SIX PICTURES. THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE TO TRACK THEM DOWN. APD SAYS THERE’S FOUR PEOPLE USING TECHNOLOGY TO STEAL YOUR MONEY. WILL IT’S SOMETHING NONE OF US NEED TO DEAL WITH, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOLIDAYS. IDENTITY THEFT, POSSIBLY CHECKING YOUR ACCOUNT TO SEE A MUCH LOWER NUMBER THAN YOU’D EXPECT. THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT ISSUED ITS CRIME OF THE WEEK, HOPING SOMEONE CAN HELP GET THESE PEOPLE BEHIND BARS. THESE SURVEILLANCE PICTURES AT A BANK OF ALBUQUERQUE LOCATION OFF OF WYOMING CAPTURES THEM USING CARD SKIMMERS TO TAKE YOUR MONEY. POLICE SAY THESE PEOPLE KN WHAT THEY ARE DOING, EMBEDDING A CARD READER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE SLOT YOU PUT YOUR CARD IN AT THE ATM. >> THEY HAVE A SMALL CAMERA THAT CAN READ WHEN YOU PUT YOUR CODE IN. JUSTIN: APD OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS CARD CAPTURING CROOKS USUALLY TARGET STAND-ALONE ATM’S AWAY FROM BANKS. POLICE SAY BANK OF ALBUQUERQUE CALLED THEM AFTER AN EMPLOYEE FOUND A CARD SKIMMER ON ONE OF ITS MACHINES. BUT THERE IS A WAY YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF FROM BEING A VICTIM. I KNOW ATM’S A REALLY CONVENIENT, BUT THE NEXT TIME YOU WANT TO USE ONE, LOOK TWICE. YOUR MONEY AND CARD INFORMATION WILL BE A LOT SAFER IF YOU WALK INSIDE TO GET YOUR MONEY. THE NEXT TIME YOU USE AN ATM, LOOK OUT FOR SOME THINGS THAT MAY SEEM OUT OF THE ORDINARY. MAKE SURE IT HASN’T BEEN COMPROMISED. NOTHING IS HANGING OFF, THERE ARE NO WIRES, AND IF SOMETHING DOESN’T WRITE, DON’T USE IT. GO TO THE NEXT ONE. JUSTIN: APD SAYS THEY WERE SEEN DRIVING IN A WHITE FORD SUV OR MINIVAN WITH TEMPORARY T