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The ATM Fraud & Security Digest for November 2009 is now available
Card Trapping / Card Theft / Distraction / Card Swapping
Lebanese Loops and other card trapping devices were reported in November, particularly in the UK. Distraction techniques also continued to be reported globally. Incidents often included teams of two perpetrators with one pointing to a low-value bank note...
ATM Skimming / Skimming / Data Compromise
ATM skimming continued to be significant globally in November. Police in Nigeria arrested a group who claimed they purchased the skimming equipment from Malaysia. One of the suspects apparently boasted that their crime was intellectually superior to using firearms...
Transaction Reversal Fraud / Manipulation / Denomination Fraud / LTL
Transaction Reversal Fraud (TRF) was detected in the UK during November. Various incidents of denomination fraud were detected globally, including one in which the perpetrator forgot to reset the value of currency in the ATM and honest consumers reported...
Vishing / Phishing / Smsishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud
Many incidents of Phishing related crime persisted during November. While vishing attacks continued, one potential victim in the USA decided, wisely, not to follow instructions...
Cheque Fraud (Check Fraud) / Fake Deposit
A teenager in IL (USA) was accused in November of opening accounts with false names, depositing cheques knowing they would not be honoured, and withdrawing funds via an ATM...
Ram Raid Attacks / Theft of ATM / Smash-and-Grab
Ram raid attacks were reported in many countries throughout November. A significant number failed for various reasons which included chains breaking, parts of the...
Safe Cutting / Safe Breaking / Frontal Attacks / Theft from ATM
Cutting tools were used to both open ATM security enclosures and facilitate the theft of complete ATMs in November. In India, an estimated Rs2.8 million was stolen after...
Explosive Attacks
Explosive attacks were reported in The Netherlands, South Africa, Thailand and Australia in November. In Australia, arrests included that of a 15-year-old youth...
Legislation / Law
New laws to be introduced in Queensland, Australia, will strengthen existing legislation that makes it an offence to skim card data...
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