Portland Dollar Tree Shoppers at Risk After Skimming Device Found on Card Reader

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) confirmed that a skimming device had been found attached to the card reader at the Dollar Tree store located at 10534 Southeast Washington Street.

The skimming device found at Dollar Tree in the Mall 205 Area follows a police warning about scammers using card skimmers to drain Oregon EBT accounts. When the officer from the PPB’s East precinct arrived, she found that the skimming device was attached to the card reader at register five, the checkout station nearest the store entrance.

Skimming device located at Dollar Tree
Skimming device located at Dollar Tree | Portland Police Bureau Photo

Police have asked anyone who shopped at this Dollar Tree between Saturday morning, September 20, and Tuesday morning, September 23, to inspect their credit or debit card statements for any unauthorized or suspicious activity.

If you think your information may have been compromised, please email PPB at [email protected] using case number 25-262286 as a reference.

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