A Maryland woman says $1,500 was stolen from her bank account through an ATM skimming scam at a Frederick County machine.
Police said they are investigating a wide-ranging scam in the state, including that of the Frederick County victim.
"It feels scary," said the victim, who did not want her name to be used. "You feel helpless."
She was scammed over the weekend, but did not realize until Monday when she went to Party City to buy a Halloween costume for her nephew and her ATM card was denied repeatedly.
She returned home to see that three $500 withdrawals had been made from her account, at three separate New York City ATMs.
"I'm sure they're having a nice weekend in New York... on our bill," she said.
Police believe someone put a skimming device on the ATM at the Sandy Spring Bank in Urbana which allowed them to copy account information and make illegal cash withdrawals in New York.
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Investigators are working with other law enforcement agencies throughout Maryland who have had similar instances of skimming devices at Sandy Spring banks, according to Frederick County Deputy Sheriff Amanda Hatcher.
