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ATM Fraud & Security Digest for February 2013
Subject: ATM Fraud & Security Digest for February 2013
Send date: 2013-03-15 10:59:15
Issue #: 57
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ATM Fraud and Security Digest

Extracts from the February monthly digest (click here for the full digest):

Cash Trapping / Transaction Reversal Fraud

Cash trapping incidents continued at a significant level during February. Most reports were from the Europe region and involved traps inserted within the cash dispenser transport mechanism. Cash traps attached externally were also identified. Transaction Reversal Fraud was also detected in February. Most transaction reversal...

Card Trapping / Card Swapping

Card trapping was detected, again predominately in Europe. Intelligence suggests that crime gangs originating from Eastern Europe are often linked to both card trapping and cash trapping. Card swapping; often involving the suspect ...

Cheque Fraud / Fake Deposit / Leaving Transaction Live

Cheque fraud in the US during February included incidents where fake identification documents were used to open accounts, fake deposits made via an ATM and the full balance withdrawn, all in a single day.

ATM Skimming / Skimming / EFTPOS Compromise

While incidents of ATM skimming in Europe continue to diminish, elsewhere incidents continue at a significant level. The US reported a large number of ATM skimming related crimes during February. In Gibraltar police recovered...

Ram Raid Attacks / Theft of ATM / Smash-and-Grab / Theft from ATM

Police in the US arrested a suspect following the failed attempt to pull out an ATM using a vehicle and tow straps. The potential cash loss, should the ATM have been successfully stolen, was noted at approximately half the cost of the collateral damage caused during the attack. More unusual attempted thefts of ATMs in the US...

Explosive Attacks

Although arrests continued to be made, ATM bombings persisted in South Africa during February.

 

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