But fraud investigators who work inside California’s county welfare offices said the card probably won’t make much of a dent.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Skimming is a sophisticated and well thought-out crime. Averaging two transactions per minute, Romanian nationals are allegedly coming to Kern County, draining EBT benefit ...

If you are struggling to get by, an EBT card can help provide food for you and your family. But hackers are now targeting ...

The DA's office worked with the FBI and Romanian counterparts to round up crime ring members targeting EBT funds in Ventura County and the state.

Ventura County authorities search for two Romanian nationals involved in a financial fraud operation targeting California's vulnerable citizens, skimming EBT cards for welfare funds.

A 27-year-old man has been charged with stealing thousands of dollars in California public assistance benefits using fraudulent Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards at a Lancaster ATM ...

A 23-year-old man was arrested Saturday in a suspected "skimming" card fraud case. The arrest resulted from a sting the Kern ...

Kern County prosecutors said in court this week that a Romanian gypsy church in Southern California is bailing out the recent ...

Nearly every other credit and debit card in the marketplace utilizes chip technology to protect against card-skimming.