Safety Update: Credit card skimmer recovered near campus

The Marquette University Police Department has recovered a credit card skimming device from the 7-Eleven convenience store located at 17th St. and West Wells St. The device is believed to have been in place for approximately six weeks. If you have made a purchase at the store in the last six weeks and swiped your credit or debit card, MUPD encourages you to monitor your account closely and change your PIN.

Only card swipe transactions may have been affected and not tap transactions.

MUPD offers the following safety tips to safeguard your credit card and personal information from being stolen by skimming machines:

• Make purchases with chip-enabled cards.
• Pay with cash instead of plastic.
• Use an online or mobile payment service such as Apple Pay, Google Pay or PayPal.
• Set up alerts to monitor activity on your credit and debit cards.
• Regularly review your credit and debit card statements to check for suspicious transactions.
• Pick gas pumps in well-lit areas within the line of sight of store employees. Scammers tend to install credit card skimming devices at pumps that are hard to see.
• Avoid ATMs in out-of-the-way locations.
• Go to another ATM or gas pump when you suspect the presence of a credit card skimmer.

If you observe any suspicious behavior or fear for your safety at any time, contact MUPD at (414) 288-1911 or through the mobile blue light feature on the Eagle Eye app.