"I was addicted to making money." Confessions of a Chronic Card Skimmer 💳 Ep. 164: Oak Cliff Swipers
Source: YouTube · Jack Rhysider · published Oct 7, 2025 · 1:28:03
Nathan, a former card skimming operations leader, shares his 13-year journey through credit card fraud, multiple prison sentences, and eventual redemption in this Darknet Diaries interview 0:00-1:15:10.
Key Takeaways:
• Nathan's criminal career began after getting scammed in online gaming, leading him from virtual item theft to real-world credit card fraud 0:03:00-0:08:00
• He operated sophisticated skimming operations at gas pumps and used his brother's girlfriend at Chicken Express to steal credit card data 0:22:00-0:35:00
• Nathan created fake credit cards with shoppers' photos and built an extensive network that made $5,000 daily profit before arrests and 13 years in prison 0:35:00-1:10:00
Nathan reflects on his traumatic childhood, addiction to making money, and desire to help others avoid his criminal path after serving his time.
Sources:
- 0:00-1:15:10 Darknet Diaries episode featuring Nathan's criminal career and redemption
- 0:03:00-0:08:00 Nathan's early involvement in online scams
- 0:22:00-1:10:00 Skimming operations and eventual arrests
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man, have I got a story for you. Where did this one even come from? Oh, yeah. It was uh it was Twitter. I got a Twitter DM and this guy's like, "Hi, I'm Nathan." And I'm like, "Okay." And he was like, "Yeah, I've done some stuff and you might want to interview me. I should note right here that this episode has a lot of swear words and I would say is for mature audiences. So, if you have some sensitive ears around you, I recommend listening to this one with headphones or whatever you need to do. That's your warning. That's your graphic warning for this one. So, typically when someone DMs me and says, "Hey, you know, you should interview me for your show." My first response without even knowing anything about them is, "Can I see your police report?" Because a lot of people who message me, th…