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For agencies and investigators
A free resource for agencies working card skimming.
Police and sheriff's departments, federal field offices, SNAP program offices and prosecutors' investigators can use SkimGuard at no cost. See skimmer reports in your area, look up a seized device, and give stores a simple way to start checking their own card readers.
No cost to verified agencies · Your agency controls who gets in · We reply within 2 business days
Shopper reports and app warnings inside the area your agency covers, on a map or a list.
The free Safety Map shows stores that use SkimGuard and how recently each one checked its readers.
After a sweep, leave a handout or a link. Stores sign up on their own, with no sales call.
What your agency gets
One sign-in for your whole agency.
Everything below is in the law enforcement portal today. Your people sign in at le.skimguard.io.
Your area on a map
Every shopper report and app warning in your area, from the last 30 days to the last year, with photos and notes when the shopper added them.
Reports sent to you
When our team sends a report to your agency, your administrators get an email and it's pinned to the top of your dashboard.
Match a seized device
Enter the Bluetooth address from a seized skimmer to see whether the same device was seen anywhere in your area. We never store the address you enter.
Send a device for review
Officers can send photos and a short scan of a seized device from the SkimGuard app, then message our team about it in the portal.
Every unit, one view
State and county agencies can open each unit's area from one sign-in. Statewide and federal offices can also ask to see activity by state.
A log of every lookup
Every search and record viewed is saved: who, what and when. Anyone in your agency can review it.
Stores that check
Know which stores are already checking.
Stores that use SkimGuard check their card readers with the phones and handhelds they already have. The free Safety Map shows each of those stores and how recently it checked. It's public, so you can share it with anyone.
A recent check means nothing was found at that time. It is not a guarantee.
Not a police department?
SNAP program offices, consumer protection staff and prosecutors' offices are welcome too. Investigators can ask for portal access, and program staff can share the handouts and the Safety Map with the retailers they work with. Tell us what would help in the form below.
After a sweep
Free handouts for the stores you visit.
Found a skimmer, or just checking in? Leave one of these with the owner. They're free and plain, and they help a store look after its customers without feeling blamed.
Shoppers can get the free app for iPhone or Android, and there are six simple tips anyone can share.
How access works
Four simple steps.
Tell us about your agency
Use the form below or email hello@skimguard.io with your agency, the area you cover and who should manage access. We confirm your agency first.
We set up your agency
We set up your agency's area and give your named administrators access first.
Officers sign in
Each officer signs in at le.skimguard.io with a work email and asks to join. Your administrators approve them, with no back and forth with us.
Review your own use
Your agency can see who looked up what. Anyone with access to an area can also see what others searched there.
Access and privacy
Clear rules, in plain words.
Your agency's legal process
Your agency gets and keeps whatever authorization its own policies require before searching. SkimGuard does not ask for, review or track it.
Everything is logged
Every search, record viewed and access change is saved in a log that can't be edited, so any misuse is visible from inside your agency.
How long records are kept
How long check and warning records are kept is set out in our privacy policy. If you need records kept for a case, ask us to preserve them.
Shoppers' privacy
Access covers only warning and check records in your area. Homes and other private places are left out. We don't share anything beyond that without proper legal process, except when someone's life is in danger.
Questions
Common questions from agencies.
Does it cost anything?
No. Access is free for verified agencies, and so are the store handouts.
Who can get access?
Officers and investigators at police and sheriff's departments, state and federal agencies, SNAP program integrity offices and prosecutors' offices. We confirm each agency before we set it up.
Do stores need to buy anything?
No. Stores check their readers with the Android phones and handhelds they already have, and shoppers use the free app on iPhone or Android.
Can we recommend SkimGuard to stores?
Yes. Leave a handout or share skimguard.io/for-business. Each store decides for itself, and we never say or suggest that an agency endorses us.
How do officers join once our agency is set up?
Each officer signs in at le.skimguard.io with their work email and asks to join. Your agency's administrators approve them.
Request access
Request agency access.
Tell us your agency, your role and the area you cover. A badge, employee ID or case number helps us confirm you. We reply within 2 business days.
Agency already set up? Officers sign in at le.skimguard.io.