Cashpoint fraud captured on picture (From Echo)
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Cashpoint fraud captured on picture
8:00am Tuesday 13th November 2012 in Local News
In pictures: Cashpoint fraud
A BANK worker took these photographs of a cloning device which was fitted to a cash machine.
They were alerted to the device at a south Essex branch after it fell onto the ground below.
This comes after the Echo reported that a series of cashpoints across Castle Point had been targeted by fraudsters with these devices.
The bank worker, who would not be named, said: “We’ve had two of these recently and this one actually fell on the floor. “It’s got double sized tape on it which doesn’t last very long when it’s holding a camera on upside down.
“It was on the machine for about six hours, you can tell from looking at the CCTV.”
The first picture shows a think plastic device fitted over the lip where you insert your card. The second shows a ‘Nokia’ device which was attached inside the panel of the machine to capture you inputting your PIN.
Insp Brad Dickel, of Leigh police, warned people to be extra careful when using cashpoints. He said: “Both cameras and cloning devices have been fitted to cashpoints throughout Essex and indeed the country. “I would urge local people to be vigilant when withdrawing cash. Make sure you check the surroundings, that there aren’t any cameras fitted, and there’s nothing loose and apparently attached to the cashpoint that’s out of place.
“In short, if people aren’t happy with the way the cash machine looks reports it immediately and use an alternative one.”
Anyone with information about card cloning should call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Comments(9)
Eric Whim
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8:50am Tue 13 Nov 12
double sized
double sided - surely?
upset
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9:57am Tue 13 Nov 12
The first picture shows a think plastic device fitted
Proof reader on Holiday again!!
Brunning999
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10:15am Tue 13 Nov 12
What these machines do is obtain details from your card which are useless without a pin.
What really is annoying is if you have suffered this Attempt crime banks often freeze your account and send you a new card which means no access to your account and a long delay waiting for a new card.
itslifeandlifeonly
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10:29am Wed 14 Nov 12
Brunning999 wrote:You don't need a PIN to order goods online. I work for an online retailer and we have to check every order is legitimate before processing it - not every retailer is as careful as we are and fraud is rife exactly because of criminal set-ups like the one in the article. So I'm afraid to say covering your PIN isn't the most effective preventative measure.
What is the point of showing meaningless photos most people only need to be told always cover your hand over when putting your code in.
What these machines do is obtain details from your card which are useless without a pin.
What really is annoying is if you have suffered this Attempt crime banks often freeze your account and send you a new card which means no access to your account and a long delay waiting for a new card.
Jodaius
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1:01pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Brunning999 wrote:This is just simply not true.
What is the point of showing meaningless photos most people only need to be told always cover your hand over when putting your code in.
What these machines do is obtain details from your card which are useless without a pin.
What really is annoying is if you have suffered this Attempt crime banks often freeze your account and send you a new card which means no access to your account and a long delay waiting for a new card.
Apart from the issue of online purchases which do not require a pin, most retailer chip and pin set-ups have a backup option to use the magnetic stripe on the card (with signature) if the chip cannot be read for any reason. Since the magnetic stripe is much easier to clone, there is a real vulnerability here.
One of the biggest concerns over the introduction of chip and PIN was that it would give people a false sense of security, and this is precisely what appears to be happening.
5.56 out of shoebury
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5:24pm Wed 14 Nov 12
andy:)
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11:44pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Andy
jolllyboy
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5:30pm Fri 16 Nov 12
j-w says...
8:31am Tue 13 Nov 12