The best way to prevent your bank card from getting cloned or skimmed is to avoid inserting it into any devices and instead use contactless payments or withdrawals whenever possible.
Nearly all bank cards issued today have a Europay, Mastercard, and Visa (EMV) chip, which makes them very difficult to tamper with or clone, unlike older chip-less cards.
However, many still feature magnetic strips, which are susceptible to card cloning or skimming.
Skimming and cloning involve fraudsters stealing your debit or credit card information to create counterfeit cards that can be used to spend money from your account.
