BELFAST, Maine–“Dozens” of members of Down East Credit Union here have been reporting unauthorized transactions in their accounts resulting in the loss of money that could be the result of a skimming device.
At least 25 member accounts have been compromised, according to police, with one member reporting that $909 was missing.
Belfast police Sgt. Daniel Fitzgerald told the Portland Press Herald that it appears a skimmer device was installed at the ATM at the credit union’s branch on Lincolnville Avenue. “It is a horror show,” Fitzgerald told the publication.
But DECU said in a statement on its website that problem originated on a non-DECU terminal that has yet to be identified.
The credit union has a statement on its website saying that members are experiencing unauthorized transactions in the New York area. and that it is taking “precautionary measures” to ensure member accounts are protected.
It stressed in its statement that it has not been breached, and that it has the “most current and robust technologies and safeguards protecting our most valuable assets – our member's information.”
Police said they are continuing to investigate.