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card trapping device that allows card insertion but not card return ...
Monday, 09 November 2009
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Friday, 19 June 2009
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Tuesday, 25 November 2008
trap or jam the card in the ATM card entry slot
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
6. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - August 2010
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
... arrests were made during August. In Argentina, an ATM was targeted with explosives, the apparent motive being terrorism. Card Trapping / Card Theft / Distraction / Card Swapping Distraction techniques ...
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
7. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - July 2010
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
... was shot dead. In another incident, shoppers and staff were left traumatised following an early evening ATM bombing attack in a supermarket. Card Trapping / Card Theft / Distraction / Card Swapping Card ...
Monday, 09 August 2010
Cash machine thefts Herts Advertiser On both occasions, a gang of men are believed to have fitted a skimming device to the ATM to take money from the card-owners accounts. ...  ...
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Two women fall victim to cash machine scams St Albans & Harpenden Review POLICE are warning residents to be vigilant after two women were robbed during a "cunning" scam at a St Albans ...
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Woman victim of drive-by bank fraud Montreal Gazette The woman was going through the ATM at 10:53 am on Sunday. She did her transaction, but when she was finished the machine failed to ...
Thursday, 08 July 2010
Skimming device found on South Woodham Ferrers cash machine Maldon and Burnham Standard “If your card gets 'stuck' in the ATM, contact your bank or card issuer immediately to get the card ...
Wednesday, 07 July 2010
Cash machine fraudsters strike again Aberdeen Press and Journal Last month, a specialist fraud unit at Grampian Police launched an inquiry after equipment was used at cash machines in ...
Wednesday, 07 July 2010
Woman gets nasty surprise at drive-through ATM West Island Gazette A woman was a victim of a fraud while using a drive-through automated teller machine at a bank on St. John's Blvd. in ...
Monday, 05 July 2010
14. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - June 2010
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
... on an ATM. In Australia, an explosive attack failed to gain access to an ATM security enclosure. Explosives were also used in Spain to attack ATMs. Card Trapping / Card Theft / Distraction / Swapping ...
Thursday, 01 July 2010
Redhill Local Councillors ATM users reminded to be vigilant after skimming devices found in Redhill and ... Redhill Local Councillors Also, if the ATM does not return your card report ...
Tuesday, 08 June 2010
16. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - May 2010
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
...  Leaving Transaction Live Fraud The USA reported leaving transaction live fraud which primarily exploits ATMs with Dip or Swipe card readers. Card Trapping / Card Theft / Distraction / Card Swapping ...
Thursday, 03 June 2010
Banks' cash dispensers cordoned off by police Aberdeen Press and Journal “They should also immediately report any problems with cards being retained by an ATM to the premises where the ...
Tuesday, 01 June 2010
Detectives Reveal New Financial Rip-Offs WPBF West Palm Beach But he also has surveillance pictures of a scam people haven't seen before. "He's rigging up the ATM device so as to capture ...
Thursday, 06 May 2010
19. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - April 2010
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
Card Trapping / Card Theft / Distraction / Card Swapping April card trapping incidents were significant in the UK. Lebanese Loops and other methods were used to trap or jam consumers' cards in ATM card ...
Wednesday, 05 May 2010
Cashpoint scam nets thousands, warn cops Hornsey and Crouch End Journal Police are urging customers to check the ATM for any tampering, stay alert and contact their bank as soon as possible ...
Thursday, 29 April 2010
Man arrested over Muswell Hill cashpoint fraud Haringey Independent A MAN has been arrested over allegations of tampering with a Muswell Hill cashpoint in order to obtain customers PIN ...
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
22. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - March 2010
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
... of the transaction. Transaction Reversal Fraud / Manipulation / Denomination Fraud / Cash Trapping Cash trapping occurred in Thailand during March. Card Trapping / Card Theft / Distraction / Card ...
Tuesday, 06 April 2010
AsiaOne High-tech thieves' new cashpoint scams Yourthanet Stephen Booth, fraud intelligence analyst at Kent Police, said the simplest form of card entrapment is the 'Lebanese Loop', where ...
Saturday, 27 March 2010
Pattaya Daily News ATM Theft on The Increase Pattaya Daily News Many people believe ATM theft involves someone breaking into ATMs to steal the money, but this is not so. ATM theft involves ...
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Police warning after cashpoint scam merchants target shoppers Manchester Evening News Thieves are using equipment to trap cards in distraction robberies at some of the city's busiest ATM ...
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
26. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - February 2010
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
... Australia, passed amendments to the Criminal Code in February, making the possession of equipment used to obtain or deal with identification information a criminal offence. Card Trapping / Card Theft ...
Thursday, 04 March 2010
Be on your guard at Woking cash-points Woking People Thieves are using the 'Lebanese Loop' system which retains the victims card within the ATM while they look over the shoulder of the ...
Friday, 26 February 2010
Police make hourly checks on cashpoints expressandstar.com Police are checking cashpoints in Walsall town centre for fraud devices seven days a week. It comes after three devices were ...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Device used to steal cash at Woking ATMs Radio 1 A Lebanese Loop, a device which retains a bank card when it is inserted into a cash machine, has been used on at least two occasions ...
Saturday, 20 February 2010
Cash point fraud gang imprisoned thisiskent.co.uk The trio pleaded guilty to charges of possession of articles for use in fraud and conspiracy to steal. Det Con Higham received a commendation ...
Friday, 12 February 2010
31. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - January 2010
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
... (USA) implemented new laws in January which includes the specific offence of possession of a skimming device. Card Trapping / Card Theft / Distraction / Card Swapping Card Trapping was particularly ...
Monday, 08 February 2010
32. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - December 2009
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
... gas attack was reported. Statistics released by the Finance Ministry of Malaysia indicated there had been 11 attempts using explosives, eight of which were successful. Card Trapping / Card Theft / Distraction ...
Saturday, 09 January 2010
OAP warns of ATM cash scam The Paisley Daily Express A RETIRED mill worker is warning Buddies to be on the lookout for the latest ATM scam which could hit the town. The concerned 79-year-old ...
Tuesday, 29 December 2009
34. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - November 2009
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
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 ...
Thursday, 03 December 2009
... Fraud Checklist (ADP)                ATM Dispenser Manipulation Checklist (ADT)                ATM Card Trapping & Card Theft Checklist (ALT)                ATM PIN Compromise Checklist (APC)                ...
Monday, 23 November 2009
Man jailed over Cuffley cashpoint fraud Hertfordshire Mercury By Court Reporter A ROMANIAN man has been jailed for trying to make off with a bank card from a cashpoint in Cuffley. St Albans ...
Monday, 23 November 2009
Couple fleeced by cash card scam Wigan Today A device known as a Lebanese loop – a kind of false card slot placed over the real one – was been found on the ATM outside the Lloyds TSB branch ...
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Cash card warning Leigh Journal CASH machine users are warned to be on the guard after a device known as a Lebanese Loop was discovered inserted into the card reader of a  ...
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
39. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - October 2009
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
... e-mails in India offering income tax refunds were particularly prevalent in October. In the USA, even the Director of the FBI was targeted by a phishing e-mail claiming to be from his bank. Card Trapping ...
Monday, 09 November 2009
Cash machine fraudsters using 'Lebanese loop' trick Get Surrey A CARD fraud technique known as the 'Lebanese loop' has been used at cash machines across Surrey on at least 70 occasions ...
Monday, 26 October 2009
EAST: 640% increase in card trapping incidents at European cash machines The Paypers (abonnement) According to a report released by the European ATM Security Team (EAST), for the first ...
Monday, 26 October 2009
Fraudsters trying to capture bank cards at machines ARNnet For the first half of this year, financial institutions reported 1045 trapping incidents, according to a new report from the ...
Friday, 23 October 2009
Police charge 'cashpoint gang' Bexley Times Ionel Cadar, 30, and Adrian Cadar, 24 both of Lucerne Grove, London were later charged with possession of an article for use in fraud and conspiracy ...
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Barclays customers hit by 'Lebanese loop' credit card crime Only Finance ... are already tackling [the fraud] by upgrading our machines." The Lebanese loop consists of a special device ...
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Barclays customers hit by cash machine fraud gangs This is London The new wave of cash machine fraud, masterminded by a network of eastern European gangs has affected Barclays Bank atms ...
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Two cashpoints targeted by thieves in Leicestershire village Leicester Mercury It is possible this could be connected to other fraudulent activity in the village." A spokeswoman for Alliance ...
Monday, 19 October 2009
47. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - September 2009
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
... to an alleged SMS intercept (to obtain one time passwords) and phishing scam. Card Trapping / Card Theft / Distraction Lebanese loop card traps were used in the UK and elsewhere in September. The motivation ...
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
48. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - August 2009
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
... instructed their victims to pay ‘outstanding fines and charges' via ATM funds transfers. Card Trapping / Card Theft / Distraction Lebanese Loop card traps combined with fake consumer advice notices ...
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Tendring: Cash machines 'skimming' warning Clactonan Gazette Users are reminded that an ATM may genuinely keep a debit card if there are problems with the account or the card has expired, ...
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
Saffron Walden Reporter Essex police issues advice following the discovery of bank card ... Saffron Walden Reporter In these circumstances, it is possible that a customer has been the ...
Friday, 18 September 2009
Pair jailed for Wembley cashpoint theft attempt Harrow Times Members of the public who use cash machines need to be protected from this kind of fraud and theft.” Tividar, of Palmers Road, ...
Tuesday, 08 September 2009
CCTV 'shows payment with stolen credit card' CompareAndSave.com Annual figures from fraud prevention service CIFAS have shown a general rise in the crimes for 2008. In all, incident numbers ...
Wednesday, 02 September 2009
Number is up for loop gang Barking and Dagenham Post A SPATE of bank machine frauds was brought to an end after another "Lebanese loop" con artist was sentenced to 15 months in prison... ...
Tuesday, 01 September 2009
Tracy police warn residents of ATM scam Tri-Valley Herald Police investigate ATM scam: Tracy Police are warning residents to beware of a man using a phony card-reading device to steal ...
Friday, 28 August 2009
Fraud at cash machine Redhill And Reigate Life Police have arrested two men in connection with fraud at a cash machine in Bell Street, Reigate. A 37-year-old man from Croydon and a 24-year-old ...
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
Bank cards stolen at Barclays cash machine in Dunmow Herts and Essex Observer "If your card gets stuck in the ATM, contact your bank or card issuer immediately to get the card cancelled. ...
Tuesday, 18 August 2009
57. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - July 2009
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
... and steal an ATM from a restaurant in July. Card Trapping / Card Theft / Distraction July continued the upward trend in card trapping incidents, particularly in the UK. Lebanese Loop type traps, combined ...
Saturday, 15 August 2009
ATM bandits held in 'Point' Trinidad & Tobago Express Three persons from north Trinidad who came to Point Fortin and defraud several automated teller machines (ATM) customers in January, ...
Thursday, 06 August 2009
KOMO News Old-fashioned crooks rip off Bellevue ATM users Seattle Post Intelligencer The method used in Bellevue is different from the skimming technique thieves often use these days. ...
Wednesday, 05 August 2009
Cashpoint scam in Walsall two sentenced today BirminghamMail.net They hit the ATM outside Barclays Bank, in Lichfield Street, Walsall, but were caught out by suspicious members of the ...
Monday, 03 August 2009
police warn about scammers after cash point fraud Surrey Comet The latest victim, Pamela Hudson, 71, thought her card had been swallowed by an ATM outside the Abbey National in North Cheam. ...
Monday, 27 July 2009
62. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - June 2009
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
Card Trapping / Card Theft / Distraction Incidents of card trapping, mostly using Lebanese Loop type traps, increased significantly in June. A large number of reports from the UK included one in which ...
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
ATM fraud warning at West Sussex banks Shoreham Today THE Storrington and Pulborough branches of Barclays Bank have been targeted by thieves using loop skimming devices that retain people's ...
Tuesday, 14 July 2009
expressandstar.com Fraudsters caught in cash machine fiddle expressandstar.com The pair pleaded guilty to possession of an article for use in the course of or in connection with fraud ...
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
65. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - May 2009
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
... utilizing supervisor codes for the ATM. Transaction Reversal Fraud (TRF) was detected in the UK during May. Card Trapping / Card Theft / Distraction ATM card thefts, combined with shoulder surfing ...
Friday, 19 June 2009
Jakarta Police Reports ATM Scam Tempo Interaktif, Indonesia TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Jakarta police informed new fraud scheme targeting bank customers after a report from a customer of ...
Tuesday, 16 June 2009
Hi-tech thieves use cash machine scam Portsmouth News, UK But just eight hours later at the same bank another woman lost her card in the scam. The last reported incident happened on Friday, ...
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
Two charged over card fraud at Knebworth cash machine Hertfordshire Mercury, UK When the victim walks away from the cash machine, crooks remove the cards from a device fitted to the machine. ...
Wednesday, 20 May 2009
Dame warns of credit card scandal Only Finance, UK The writer and broadcaster lost £500 after her card became stuck in a cash machine. Two teenagers, acting as helpful members of the public, ...
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
Dame Joan caught out by ATM scamsters Gulf Times, Qatar Dame Joan, 76, was queuing at a Lloyd's TSB machine in Camden High Street when she was caught by a “Lebanese loop” scam, in which ...
Saturday, 16 May 2009
Dame Joan Bakewell is victim of £500 credit card scam Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom Dame Joan Bakewell, the broadcaster and writer, has issued a warning about cash machine crime after ...
Saturday, 16 May 2009
72. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - April 2009
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
... presented to the consumer, the victim may be unaware they have been debited for cash they did not receive. Card Trapping / Card Theft / Distraction In the USA (AR) incidents of card theft included ...
Friday, 15 May 2009
Joan Bakewell caught out by cash machine scammers This is London, UK She cancelled the card but did not report the theft to police, although Coutts said it would refer her inquiry to fraud ...
Friday, 15 May 2009
Bank ATM scam is foiled Haslemere Herald, UK POLICE are warning people in Haslemere to be on their guard following a would-be scam at the Barclays Bank ATM last Monday. At around 7pm, on ...
Friday, 08 May 2009
75. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - March 2009
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
... experienced some transaction reversal fraud incidents during March. Card Trapping / Card Theft / Distraction Police in Pennsylvania, USA , released CCTV images in March of two suspects targeting elderly ...
Monday, 20 April 2009
ATM con man steals $9500 The Wimmera Mail Times, Australia BY LAUREN HENRY POLICE are investigating the theft of $9500 from a Horsham man's bank account after an ATM scam was detected in ...
Wednesday, 08 April 2009
Warning on ATM scam Bendigo Advertiser, Australia POLICE have issued a warning about ATM scams following an incident at the Westpac Bank ATM in Mitchell Street, Bendigo, on Friday afternoon. ...
Sunday, 05 April 2009
Fraudsters target cash machines Watford Observer, UK Thieves then remove the machine from the cash point, retrieve the card and, having filmed the PIN code being entered, use the card from ...
Friday, 27 March 2009
ATM scam spreading, sheriff's office warns Lynnwood Enterprise, WA By Katya Yefimova The Island County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday warned people to keep an extra eye out for a tricky scam ...
Thursday, 19 March 2009
80. ATMsecurity.com Monthly Digest - Feb 2009
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
... a 17 year old girl suspected of tricking an ATM out of $16,000. In total the ATM is suspected of being manipulated to a total loss of $60,000. Card Trapping / Card Theft Card trapping using Lebanese ...
Monday, 16 March 2009
Phila. Police Seek Crooks Who Scammed ATM Cards of Elderly KYW1060.com, PA by KYW's Al Novack Philadelphia police continue to hunt for two men who scammed some elderly bank customers over ...
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
ATM scam suspects caught on tape 6abc.com, PA By John Rawlins MAYFAIR March 9, 2009 (WPVI) -- Officers are looking for two men who they say are running an ATM scam and stealing cash from ...
Monday, 09 March 2009
Scam Artists Target Mayfair ATM CBS 3, PA Read more in our Privacy Policy Philadelphia Police are searching for two suspects in connection to a scam set up at an ATM in the city's Mayfair ...
Monday, 09 March 2009
On Tape: ATM Scam Hits MyFox Philadelphia, PA - A scam targeting the elderly in Northeast Philadelphia has detectives vowing to put the thieves behind bars for a long time. The scam is ...
Monday, 09 March 2009
One cash machine to blame for almost half of all ATM theft in Haringey Hornsey and Crouch End Journal, UK USERS of a single cash machine in Crouch End have fallen victim to "Lebanese loop" ...
Wednesday, 04 March 2009
... ATM fraud issue is ATM card theft which includes credit card trapping and debit card trapping at ATMs. Originating in South America this type of ATM fraud has spread globally. Although somewhat replaced ...
Wednesday, 04 March 2009
87. ATMsecurity.com Monthly Digest - Jan 2009
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
... continued regularly throughout January. Police arrested another suspect believed to be linked to ATM explosive gas attacks and seized gas tanks and a firearm. Card Trapping Card trapping including ...
Friday, 13 February 2009
Gang charged after cashpoint scam Times-Series, UK - It was subsequently found that the group had placed a Lebanese loop device on to the machine — a skimming device which prevents the customer ...
Wednesday, 04 February 2009
Chip and pin could cut card fraud The National, United Arab Emirates - He described to the summit an ATM scam where the thief inserted a sticker inside the card slot, which trapped the card ...
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
90. Debit of Credit? - KARK
(News/ATM Fraud)
Debit of Credit? KARK, Little Rock -If an ATM eats your debit card, contact your bank immediately, it could be a scam to lift your card or PIN number. Some experts say credit cards or check ...
Saturday, 27 December 2008
91. ATM Crime / ATM Fraud Overview
(Articles/ATM fraud)
... more detail: Card Theft Card theft is where the perpetrator physically obtains the consumer’s card at or in the vicinity of an ATM. The most common method of card theft is Card Trapping. The most popular ...
Saturday, 29 November 2008

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