2012 — McDonald's: A dishonest McDonald's employee confessed to using…
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A dishonest McDonald's employee confessed to using a handheld skimming device for three weeks to capture drive-thru customer credit and debit card numbers. He then passed the information along to others who used the numbers to produce fraudulent cards and make purchases. A total of 282 card numbers were discovered on a suspect's laptop.UPDATE (07/02/2012): The former employee pleaded guilty to an aggravated identity-theft charge. He agreed to playing a part in causing a total loss of more than
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