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1. Hand held skimming Skimming device often held in hand Sunday, 17 May 2009 2. 3 held for ATM fraud, 1 of them an MBA grad - Times of India (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming] ... Tuesday, 07 September 2021 3. Gujrat: Debit card fraud gang from Rajasthan targeting tribals held - Times of India (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming] ... Friday, 11 June 2021 4. Haryana youth held in Tripura for ATM fraud - Times of India (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming, fraud spend] ... Tuesday, 04 February 2020 5. ATM fraudsters’ gang busted, 3 in police net - The Tribune (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming, helpful stranger] ... Tuesday, 09 July 2019 6. Kolkata: Two held for ATM fraud, says Police - The Indian Express (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming] ... Friday, 21 December 2018 7. Credit card fraud explained - Moneyweb.co.za (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [distraction, hand held skimming, card swapping, atm skimming] ... Wednesday, 03 December 2014 8. Round Rock cashier linked to credit card skimming scam, police say - KXAN.com (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming] ... Tuesday, 20 May 2014 9. New 'surprise' credit card scam - Informante (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming, courier, scam, fraud spend] ... Thursday, 23 January 2014 10. Used contacts in pumps, eateries - Times of India (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming] ... Thursday, 27 June 2013 11. Two held for illegal ATM transactions - Indian Express (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming] ... Thursday, 27 June 2013 12. Man arrested for card cloning - Independent Online (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming, skimming] ... Wednesday, 05 June 2013 13. North West Hawks takes a swipe at Card Cloning syndicate - South African Police Service (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [skimming, hand held skimming] ... Tuesday, 04 June 2013 14. Man to appear for card cloning - Independent Online (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming, skimming] ... Sunday, 26 May 2013 15. Beware of the 'grabber', cop warns credit-card users - Jamaica Gleaner (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming] ... Thursday, 04 April 2013 16. Bank card cloners jailed for robbing elderly - Sowetan (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [fraud spend,sentence,hand held skimming,shoulder surfing] ... Friday, 19 October 2012 17. Police would like to interview these possible witnesses in a fraud scam ... - South African Police Service (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [distraction,hand held skimming,fraud spend] ... Wednesday, 08 August 2012 18. Club help Phuket police combat ATM fraud - The Phuket News (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [atm fraud,hand held skimming] ... Friday, 18 May 2012 19. Galloway Man Indicted on 18 Counts of Identity Theft - Patch.com (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming] ... Friday, 29 July 2011 20. Card-skimming cell smashed - Times LIVE (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [sabric,europol,hand held skimming,atm skimming] ... Wednesday, 13 July 2011 21. Car owners fall prey to ATM fraud - Times of India (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming] ... Saturday, 18 June 2011 22. Starter's Bar and Grill waitress accused of stealing credit card information - Detroit Free Press (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming] ... Friday, 17 June 2011 23. Credit Card Skimming Ring Busted in Portland - KPTV Portland (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming] ... Thursday, 19 May 2011 24. ID-theft raps for 'gym rat' - New York Post (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming] ... Friday, 29 April 2011 25. Phuket ATM scams run rife - Phuket Gazette (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [atm fraud,fraud spend,hand held skimming,distraction] ... Tuesday, 22 March 2011 26. Banks slated over card skimming - Fin24 (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [atm skimming,hand held skimming,sabric] ... Wednesday, 16 March 2011 27. Syndicates targeting restaurants in card skimming scams - Cape Times (subscription) (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [pos skimming,hand held skimming,skimming] ... Tuesday, 08 March 2011 28. 2 More French ATM Fraud Gang Members Arrested - Pattaya Daily News (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [atm fraud,fraud spend,french suspect,hand held skimming,thailand] ... Friday, 25 February 2011 29. Multi Million ATM Fraud 2 Frenchmen Arrested - Pattaya Daily News (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming,atm fraud,french suspect] ... Wednesday, 16 February 2011 30. Waiters face credit card cloning charges - News24 (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming] ... Friday, 04 February 2011 31. Credit Fraud Bust Linked To Fast Food Restaurant - NewOrleans.Com (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming] ... Wednesday, 02 February 2011 32. Police hot on the heels of ATM thugs - Sowetan (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [card trapping,card swapping,atm skimming,hand held skimming] ... Monday, 10 January 2011 33. Card skimming scam hits Far North - 3News NZ (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [eftpos skimming,hand held skimming] ... Wednesday, 29 December 2010 34. Northland businesses stung by scam - Northern Advocate (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [eftpos skimming,hand held skimming] ... Wednesday, 29 December 2010 35. 'Card fraud has increased by 100%' - Mail & Guardian Online (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [atm skimming,hand held skimming,pos skimming,leaving transactionlive,statistics] ... Monday, 15 November 2010 36. Nurse accused of fraud back in court - Jamaica Observer (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming] ... Thursday, 15 July 2010 37. News of ID theft arrest brings more victims - KSLA-TV (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming] ... Wednesday, 30 June 2010 38. Skimming suspect faces additional charges - Shreveport Times (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming] ... Tuesday, 29 June 2010 39. Bank card warning - Sowetan (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming] ... Monday, 28 June 2010 40. Technology helps crooks, too - Long Beach Press-Telegram (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming,skimming,atm skimming,fuel pump skimming] ... Sunday, 25 April 2010 41. Court permits freezing of R43000 - Weekend Post (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming] ... Tuesday, 12 January 2010 42. Credit card fraud still a worry for banks - Times LIVE (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming] ... Monday, 23 November 2009 43. Credit card fraud hits banking - Times LIVE (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming,africa] ... Monday, 23 November 2009 44. ATM robbers 'using new methods' - Independent Online (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [hand held skimming,drugs,atm fraud] ... Wednesday, 02 September 2009 45. Fraudster hid skimming device in her cleavage - Independent Online (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [atm skimming,hand held skimming,distraction] ... Thursday, 23 July 2009 46. Police Say Debit Card Skimming Rampant - KLAS-TV (News/ATM Fraud) Tags: [atm skimming,hand held skimming] ... Wednesday, 01 April 2009 47. 3 held for ATM fraud, 1 of them an MBA grad - Times of India (News/ATM Fraud) 3 held for ATM fraud, 1 of them an MBA grad Times of India Ghaziabad: The police in Ghaziabad arrested three persons on Sunday for allegedly cheating people by using an ATM card skimmer... ... Tuesday, 07 September 2021 48. Gujrat: Debit card fraud gang from Rajasthan targeting tribals held - Times of India (News/ATM Fraud) Gujrat: Debit card fraud gang from Rajasthan targeting tribals held Times of India ...The data of the cards was obtained by using a skimming device... Friday, 11 June 2021 49. Haryana youth held in Tripura for ATM fraud - Times of India (News/ATM Fraud) Haryana youth held in Tripura for ATM fraud Times of India Local people caught him when he was roaming around ATM booth ... Tuesday, 04 February 2020 50. ATM fraudsters’ gang busted, 3 in police net - The Tribune (News/ATM Fraud) ATM fraudsters’ gang busted, 3 in police net The Tribune Tribune News Service. Mohali, July 8. The local police today busted an organised gang of ATM fraudsters by arresting three of its members ... Tuesday, 09 July 2019 51. Kolkata: Two held for ATM fraud, says Police - The Indian Express (News/ATM Fraud) Kolkata: Two held for ATM fraud, says Police The Indian Express The police acted based on a complaint submitted by a woman at Ballygunge police station in October, stating that unknown persons ... Friday, 21 December 2018 52. Credit card fraud explained - Moneyweb.co.za (News/ATM Fraud) Moneyweb.co.za Credit card fraud explained Moneyweb.co.za If you are disturbed or interfered with whilst transacting at the ATM, your card could be skimmed by being removed and replaced ... Wednesday, 03 December 2014 53. Round Rock cashier linked to credit card skimming scam, police say - KXAN.com (News/ATM Fraud) Round Rock cashier linked to credit card skimming scam, police say KXAN.com The skimmer captures the magnetically encoded information from your credit card, or linked ATM card, and stores ... Tuesday, 20 May 2014 54. New 'surprise' credit card scam - Informante (News/ATM Fraud) New 'surprise' credit card scam Informante This scam happens when a person receives a phone call explaining that a package will be delivered at their home that requires a signature. ... ... Thursday, 23 January 2014 55. Used contacts in pumps, eateries - Times of India (News/ATM Fraud) Used contacts in pumps, eateries Times of India Later, they electronically transferred data of such cards to blank and fake ATM cards of different banks like Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Standard ... Thursday, 27 June 2013 56. Two held for illegal ATM transactions - Indian Express (News/ATM Fraud) Two held for illegal ATM transactions Indian Express A Chandigarh Cyber Crime Cell team on Thursday arrested two youth for their alleged involvement in fraudulent ATM transactions in the ... Thursday, 27 June 2013 57. Man arrested for card cloning - Independent Online (News/ATM Fraud) Independent Online Man arrested for card cloning Independent Online Port Elizabeth - A man has been arrested in Mdantsane for cloning bank cards, Eastern Cape police said on Tuesday. The ... Wednesday, 05 June 2013 58. North West Hawks takes a swipe at Card Cloning syndicate - South African Police Service (News/ATM Fraud) North West Hawks takes a swipe at Card Cloning syndicate South African Police Service It is alleged that on Friday 31 June 2013, police got a tip off that the suspects were interrupting ... Tuesday, 04 June 2013 59. Man to appear for card cloning - Independent Online (News/ATM Fraud) Independent Online Man to appear for card cloning Independent Online Johannesburg - A Klerksdorp man would appear in Rustenburg Magistrate's Court on Monday to face charges related to ... Sunday, 26 May 2013 60. Beware of the 'grabber', cop warns credit-card users - Jamaica Gleaner (News/ATM Fraud) Jamaica Gleaner Beware of the 'grabber', cop warns credit-card users Jamaica Gleaner Various reports have indicated an increase in reported cases of identity theft, with falsification ... Thursday, 04 April 2013 61. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - October 2012 (Digests/DFR Observations and Comment) ... detection of fraudulent spend. Suspects were jailed in South Africa during October. Their modus operandi included the use of hand held skimming devices which they used to make copies of cards while pretending ... Monday, 19 November 2012 62. Bank card cloners jailed for robbing elderly - Sowetan (News/ATM Fraud) Sowetan Bank card cloners jailed for robbing elderly Sowetan Shaun de Vries and Litha Ntuli were arrested outside Port Elizabeth in May 2010 after they were found to be in possession of ... Friday, 19 October 2012 63. Police would like to interview these possible witnesses in a fraud scam ... - South African Police Service (News/ATM Fraud) Police would like to interview these possible witnesses in a fraud scam ... South African Police Service The unsuspecting man was drawing cash at an ATM when he was distracted. A wily ... Wednesday, 08 August 2012 64. Club help Phuket police combat ATM fraud - The Phuket News (News/ATM Fraud) The Phuket News Club help Phuket police combat ATM fraud The Phuket News Old ways of committing ATM fraud, such as the use of skimmers, would likely disappear soon due to improvements ... Friday, 18 May 2012 65. Galloway Man Indicted on 18 Counts of Identity Theft - Patch.com (News/ATM Fraud) Galloway Man Indicted on 18 Counts of Identity Theft Patch.com He used his credit card, and Joshi swiped it twice, the second time being to a skimming device he had under the counter. ... Friday, 29 July 2011 66. Card-skimming cell smashed - Times LIVE (News/ATM Fraud) Times LIVE Card-skimming cell smashed Times LIVE A large bite has been taken out of such card-cloning frauds by Europol, Europe's cross-border law enforcement agency, which has arrested ... Wednesday, 13 July 2011 67. Car owners fall prey to ATM fraud - Times of India (News/ATM Fraud) Car owners fall prey to ATM fraud Times of India Vineet Kumar, a cyber expert assisting Jharkhand police, described the incident as card cloning. "Since the perpetrators asked the customers ... Saturday, 18 June 2011 68. Starter's Bar and Grill waitress accused of stealing credit card information - Detroit Free Press (News/ATM Fraud) Starter's Bar and Grill waitress accused of stealing credit card information Detroit Free Press A waitress at the Starter's Bar and Grill in Detroit stole credit card information from ... Friday, 17 June 2011 69. Credit Card Skimming Ring Busted in Portland - KPTV Portland (News/ATM Fraud) Credit Card Skimming Ring Busted in Portland KPTV Portland Surveillance video shows the gas station attendant turn his back to the customer, swipe the card at the pump, then pull a skimming ... Thursday, 19 May 2011 70. ID-theft raps for 'gym rat' - New York Post (News/ATM Fraud) ID-theft raps for 'gym rat' New York Post A high-tech ID thief -- once charged with a massive city ATM scam -- has been caught breaking into lockers in a Midtown gym, authorities said. ... Friday, 29 April 2011 71. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - March 2011 (Digests/DFR Observations and Comment) ... including ATM skimming. Reports from Australia claim that eastern European criminals specifically target the country due to the lack of widespread EMV adoption. Hand held skimming was reported by various ... Wednesday, 06 April 2011 72. Phuket ATM scams run rife - Phuket Gazette (News/ATM Fraud) Phuket Gazette Phuket ATM scams run rife Phuket Gazette PHUKET: An English expat has gone public about 814000 baht allegedly stolen from his bank account in an ATM scam. Following the ... Tuesday, 22 March 2011 73. Banks slated over card skimming - Fin24 (News/ATM Fraud) Banks slated over card skimming Fin24 Sabric says 189 hand-held skimming devices and 36 ATM-mounted skimming devices were retrieved throughout the country in 2010. During December 2010, ... Wednesday, 16 March 2011 74. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - February 2011 (Digests/DFR Observations and Comment) ... two French nationals were arrested on suspicion of hand held skimming at ATMs. Romanian nationals were arrested in the Cayman Islands and accused of ATM skimming and fraudulent spend. Canadian police made ... Wednesday, 09 March 2011 75. Syndicates targeting restaurants in card skimming scams - Cape Times (subscription) (News/ATM Fraud) Cape Times (subscription) Syndicates targeting restaurants in card skimming scams Cape Times (subscription) “The syndicates regularly attempt to recruit waiters who they will pay to skim ... Tuesday, 08 March 2011 76. 2 More French ATM Fraud Gang Members Arrested - Pattaya Daily News (News/ATM Fraud) Pattaya Daily News 2 More French ATM Fraud Gang Members Arrested Pattaya Daily News Following the arrests of their fellow gang members on 15th February it was “rien ne va plus” – no more ... Friday, 25 February 2011 77. Multi Million ATM Fraud 2 Frenchmen Arrested - Pattaya Daily News (News/ATM Fraud) Pattaya Daily News Multi Million ATM Fraud 2 Frenchmen Arrested Pattaya Daily News Foreign ATM fraudsters were arrested By Pattaya Police. The victims were found to have lost up to a million ... Wednesday, 16 February 2011 78. Waiters face credit card cloning charges - News24 (News/ATM Fraud) Waiters face credit card cloning charges News24 Cape Town - Four Cape Town waiters appeared in the Magistrate's Court on Friday on fraud charges for allegedly using a skimming device to ... Friday, 04 February 2011 79. Credit Fraud Bust Linked To Fast Food Restaurant - NewOrleans.Com (News/ATM Fraud) Credit Fraud Bust Linked To Fast Food Restaurant NewOrleans.Com Investigators say 19-year old Todd Pea was recruited to 'skim' cards from customers and pass the information to criminals. ... Wednesday, 02 February 2011 80. Police hot on the heels of ATM thugs - Sowetan (News/ATM Fraud) Police hot on the heels of ATM thugs Sowetan About 80 people fell victim to a sophisticated card-skimming syndicate that targeted ATMs in and around eManzimtoti, south of Durban, last ... Monday, 10 January 2011 81. Card skimming scam hits Far North - 3News NZ (News/ATM Fraud) Voxy Card skimming scam hits Far North 3News NZ That's because police believe the mobile eftpos unit used is actually a card skimming device, easily bought on the internet. Days later, ... Wednesday, 29 December 2010 82. Northland businesses stung by scam - Northern Advocate (News/ATM Fraud) Northland businesses stung by scam Northern Advocate The Christmas break meant the scammer took $7000 over four days before the victim discovered what was happening and cancelled her ATM ... Wednesday, 29 December 2010 83. 'Card fraud has increased by 100%' - Mail & Guardian Online (News/ATM Fraud) 'Card fraud has increased by 100%' Mail & Guardian Online Du Toit says the most common fraud is card skimming, whether at ATMs or points of sale. At ATMs, fraudsters tamper with the ATM ... Monday, 15 November 2010 84. Nurse accused of fraud back in court - Jamaica Observer (News/ATM Fraud) Nurse accused of fraud back in court Jamaica Observer The matter was reported to the Fraud Squad and during the investigation, Love was reportedly found with a skimming device in her pocket. ... Thursday, 15 July 2010 85. News of ID theft arrest brings more victims - KSLA-TV (News/ATM Fraud) News of ID theft arrest brings more victims KSLA-TV Police say he used an electronic skimming device while working the drive - thru window at McDonalds on Airline Drive. "And the device ... Wednesday, 30 June 2010 86. Skimming suspect faces additional charges - Shreveport Times (News/ATM Fraud) Skimming suspect faces additional charges Shreveport Times A man arrested this month for stealing people's credit card information with a skimming device while working at a local fast ... Tuesday, 29 June 2010 87. Bank card warning - Sowetan (News/ATM Fraud) Bank card warning Sowetan ... a card for a transaction then skim it in a small hand-held electronic skimming device that scanned and stored the card data from the magnetic stripe. ... ... Monday, 28 June 2010 88. Technology helps crooks, too - Long Beach Press-Telegram (News/ATM Fraud) Technology helps crooks, too Long Beach Press-Telegram ... using handheld scanners to copy credit card and ATM card numbers have taken to the new cell phone technology in a big way, Farfan ... Sunday, 25 April 2010 89. 2009 - Skimming Review (Digests/DFR Observations and Comment) ... two suspects were arrested in May using cloned cards and PINs. Distraction, shoulder surfing and hand held skimming was reported in Namibia. Two arrests were made in May. The technique included the perpetrator ... Tuesday, 19 January 2010 90. Court permits freezing of R43000 - Weekend Post (News/ATM Fraud) Court permits freezing of R43000 Weekend Post ... a member of the group purporting to be an employee of the business swiped the card through a hand-held skimming device and stored the ... Tuesday, 12 January 2010 91. Credit card fraud still a worry for banks - Times LIVE (News/ATM Fraud) Credit card fraud still a worry for banks Times LIVE "Skimming of cards via hand-held skimming devices still remains the main modus operandi to obtain information needed, to manufacture ... Monday, 23 November 2009 92. Credit card fraud hits banking - Times LIVE (News/ATM Fraud) Times LIVE Credit card fraud hits banking Times LIVE "Skimming of cards via hand-held skimming devices still remains the main modus operandi to obtain information needed, to manufacture ... Monday, 23 November 2009 93. ATM robbers 'using new methods' - Independent Online (News/ATM Fraud) ATM robbers 'using new methods' Independent Online Alarmingly, 129 hand-held skimming devices have been recovered nationally since the beginning of this year - almost the same number of ... Wednesday, 02 September 2009 94. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - July 2009 (Digests/DFR Observations and Comment) ... in a skimming device which he had attempted to remove. Also in Canada, police issued a warning in July about honey traps combined with shoulder surfing, distraction and hand held skimming devices. A ... Saturday, 15 August 2009 95. Fraudster hid skimming device in her cleavage - Independent Online (News/ATM Fraud) Fraudster hid skimming device in her cleavage Independent Online A fraudster dubbed "the competition lady" was sent to jail for 10 years on Thursday for duping elderly people out of their ... Thursday, 23 July 2009 96. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - June 2009 (Digests/DFR Observations and Comment) ... gained temporary possession of the victims’ cards and used a hand held skimming device to copy the magnetic stripe data. Shoulder surfing was used to obtain PINs. Canadian authorities charged various ... Tuesday, 21 July 2009 97. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - May 2009 (Digests/DFR Observations and Comment) ... spend (transaction). In Guyana, two suspects were arrested in May using cloned cards and PINs. Distraction, shoulder surfing and hand held skimming was reported in Namibia. Two arrests were made in ... Friday, 19 June 2009 98. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - March 2009 (Digests/DFR Observations and Comment) ... by moving cash between different ATMs when audits were expected. A bank teller in Ireland (Eire) was found guilty in March of compromising ATM cards and PINs using a hand held skimming device. More than ... Monday, 20 April 2009 99. Police Say Debit Card Skimming Rampant - KLAS-TV (News/ATM Fraud) Police Say Debit Card Skimming Rampant KLAS-TV, NV Detectives also found three connected to ATM's and four handheld skimmers were hidden in local retail outlets. "Any gas station is a potential ... Wednesday, 01 April 2009 100. ATM Crime / ATM Fraud Overview (Articles/ATM fraud) ... from hand held devices through door access skimmers to miniature card entry slot skimmers. Hand held skimming devices are more commonly associated with card skimming in restaurants and other retail establishments. ... Saturday, 29 November 2008

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