Device for reading a magnetic stripe and/or chip card having a camera for the detection of inserted skimming modules

A device for reading a magnetic stripe and/or chip card, comprising:

• a card reader configured to read out data from the magnetic stripe and/or chip card, the card reader having a transport path along which the magnetic stripe and/or chip card is moved when inserted into the card reader and/or when removed from the card reader and/or in which the magnetic stripe and/or chip card is received during readout, and
• an image capturing unit configured to capture images of the card reader,
• wherein the card reader is configured to detect from images captured by the image capturing unit whether a skimming module for spying out data from magnetic stripe and/or chip cards is in the transport path of the card reader, and
• wherein the transport path is delimited at least in part by a delimiting element, the delimiting element has a predetermined hole pattern with a plurality of through holes in the delimiting element, the image captured by the image capturing unit images at least the area of the through holes.

A device for reading a magnetic stripe and/or chip card, comprising:

• a card reader configured to read out data from the magnetic stripe and/or chip card, the card reader having a transport path along which the magnetic stripe and/or chip card is moved when inserted into the card reader and/or when removed from the card reader and/or in which the magnetic stripe and/or chip card is received during readout,
• an image capturing unit arranged outside the card reader and configured to capture images of the card reader,
• a projection unit provided in the card reader and configured to project a predetermined pattern onto a side of a delimiting element that delimits the transport path and that faces the transport path, the image captured by the image capturing unit comprising a representation of at least a detail of the projected pattern, and
• at least one deflecting unit disposed and configured to deflect the detection area of the image capturing unit into the transport path of the card reader,
• wherein the card reader is configured to detect from images captured by the image capturing unit whether a skimming module for spying out data from magnetic stripe and/or chip cards is received in the transport path of the card reader.