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by Hilift 379 days ago
Devices such as this are cloned and used for fraud. It can be done without triggering any of the sensors. Secret service confiscated multiple cloned devices in an enforcement operation recently in NYC.

"Recent incidents in the U.S. include criminals committing fraud through processing fraudulent return transactions. As part of the fraud scheme, criminals obtain Point-of-Sale (POS) devices—either from an acquirer or agent while posing as a merchant, from online resellers or auctions, or through theft—and program the POS devices with the credentials of a legitimate merchant, thus effectively cloning the unsuspecting merchant’s actual POS device. Criminals use the cloned POS devices to..."

https://cardsystems.com/point-of-sale-clone-fraud-activity/