Skimmer detectors create false security, some law enforcement officials say

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Las Vegas – Mobile phone apps have been designed to scan fueldispensers for skimmers, small devices that steal payment card information.But these “skimmer scanners” are limited in their effectiveness and theycan create a false sense of security when they indicate the pump is clear ofskimmers, according to law enforcement officials speaking at the recentWestern Petroleum Marketers Association convention in Las Vegas.