The photograph depicts a standard ATM machine at a metropolitan Atlanta bank. However, it has been altered to capture ATM/credit card information subsequently used to commit Access Device Fraud. The scheme involves the emplacement of a false front to a standard ATM machine, with a visible placard indicating the machine has "enhanced security features". The most discernible difference is the attachment of a card swipe reader (skimmer) to the false front, directing customers to "swipe" their card rather than insert it into the machine.

In a carefully orchestrated plan, the device is attached just after banking hours, usually covered by criminal counter surveillance, and then removed much later in the evening. The fraudulently obtained customer credit information is then used by criminals to complete a variety of schemes, such as counterfeiting credit cards and unauthorized credit transactions.