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A Martha's Vineyard Savings Bank ATM just steps from the island's iconic Flying Horses carousel was scammed over the Labor Day weekend by two high-tech thieves, who allegedly stole approximately $160,000 from about 167 bank debit card customer accounts.

Two scam artists placed a skimmer device, which included flash memory and a battery, and a hidden camera on the ATM machine around 5 p.m. or 6 p.m, according to police, and later removed it around 10 p.m. or 11 p.m.

The skimmer scanned data, including names, card numbers, and bank information, from the magnetic strips of ATM cards used in the machine before passing the cards into the actual ATM card slot. The hidden camera recorded passwords inputted by ATM users on the ATM's keypad.

Pictures of the two scammers were captured by the ATM's surveillance camera. But the ATM's camera positioned to capture images of users' faces was not working at the time.

Police said the suspects are men in their early 20s, of average height and with a slim or athletic build.

Illegal transactions involving the stolen data took place in New York, Indianapolis and Chicago between Sept. 1 and Sept. 5. Police have also received calls from possible victims in Illinois and Pennsylvania.

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