Money & ATM Scams in Cancun

ATM Skimming and Card Trapping

ATMs in high-tourist areas of Cancun — particularly standalone machines inside souvenir shops, at the ferry terminals near Puerto Juárez, and in older hotel lobby kiosks — have been targeted with card skimming devices and card-trapping inserts that capture card data and PINs. Some machines use a thin overlay on the keypad to record PIN entry. Victims typically only discover fraud after returning home.