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Friday, 19 June 2009
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Caught on Camera: Card thieves preying on unsuspecting shoppers Birmingham Mail If you believe you have become a victim of fraud or card theft, please contact your bank or building society ...
Thursday, 02 September 2010
4. 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
Fos: cashpoint fraud against elderly on rise FT Adviser The Fos said she fell foul of fraud withdrawing £50 from her local branch after a smartly-dressed man approached her mid-transaction ...
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
Execte News “Booby” Trap Gang Arrested Execte News Police in Paris, France have arrested two teenage girls who had allegedly stole hundreds of Euros from cash machine customers after distracting ...
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Wanted: MBTA's dirty dozen Boston Herald John Bagley, 56, Boston: Wanted for credit card fraud for allegedly spying on people's PINs at a Sovereign Bank ATM inside South Station and then ...
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
'Boob bandits' use breasts in cashpoint raid Asylum.co.uk Guns, knives and even flowers are all known tools of the robbery trade. But a pair of enterprising female French crooks have come ...
Monday, 16 August 2010
Telegraph.co.uk Women expose breasts to steal from ATM customer in Paris Times of India PARIS: Two women, described by police as attractive, exposed their breasts to a man inside an ATM ...
Sunday, 15 August 2010
Telegraph.co.uk Thieves use breasts to distract victim Telegraph.co.uk Police in France are looking for two attractive female thieves who bared their breasts at a man at a cashpoint to ...
Friday, 13 August 2010
11. 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
Malaysia Star 'Hit-and-run' S. American robbers prove tough to track Malaysia Star There was a case about a group who broke into houses at posh neighbourhoods in the Klang Valley. One ...
Sunday, 18 July 2010
Robbers' day out in Noida, Gzb Hindustan Times "While the two employees were inside the ATM, Rajvir Singh, the guard, remained inside the van and was distracted by criminals who had placed ...
Friday, 16 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
Cash point scam warning Morpeth Herald A MORPETH pensioner was scammed out of a substantial sum of money after being targeted by cashpoint thieves. The 76-year-old was trying to withdraw ...
Thursday, 01 July 2010
Mid-Day Diversion thieves strike again Mid-Day Jitendranath states in his complaint that was busy withdrawing money from the State Bank of India ATM on Residency Road while the driver ...
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Drop money scam: 3 caught Straits Times Avoid exposing your cash and conceal your notes quickly once the ATM dispenses the money. - Secure your vehicle doors and windows when it is left ...
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Menifee Sheriff's department releases surveillance footage after ATM thefts Valley News MENIFEE - Sheriff's investigators released surveillance footage today in hopes of finding three ...
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Scammers target Birmingham city centre cashpoint users BirminghamMail.net The pair were captured on cameras seconds after a man fell victim the ATM scam in Birmingham. The victim, in his ...
Monday, 07 June 2010
20. 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
Police hunt for distraction thieves Diss Express Police in Birmingham are appealing for information in their hunt for two men who they believe are involved in a cash machine scam. The ...
Wednesday, 02 June 2010
Globe and Mail Thieves spray victims with feces, police say Toronto Star Police say the suspects strike after their victims make ATM withdrawals. First, one suspect walks up behind the ...
Friday, 28 May 2010
23. 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
24. 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 Alternative Theft Mechanisms Malaysia Star Surveillance cameras (held above) and data skimming devices (below) can be installed on ATMs to capture users' Personal Identification ...
Saturday, 27 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
27. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - February 2010
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
... / Distraction / Card Swapping Throughout February, card trapping was prevalent in the UK. In one UK town, police were reported to be checking ATMs hourly for evidence of card traps such as Lebanese Loops ...
Thursday, 04 March 2010
Cash gone after moment's distraction The Sun Daily Police today warned of a scam whereby thieves have siphoned off thousands of ringgit after they cunningly steal ATM cards and PIN numbers ...
Monday, 22 February 2010
29. 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
30. 2009 - Skimming Review
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
... 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
Watch out for thieves in Marlborough say police This is Wiltshire.co.uk A girl of 15 and a boy of 12, who were recently arrested after an attempt to distract a man using a bank cash point, ...
Friday, 15 January 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
Tricksters target ATM customers to cash in Cambridge News CON artists have tricked people out of hundreds of pounds as they used cashpoint machines. A couple struck on Saturday, stealing ...
Tuesday, 22 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
Daily Mail Six held over child trafficking BBC News Six people have been arrested over an alleged child trafficking ring after 15 youngsters were found by police during raids across Manchester. ...
Monday, 23 November 2009
Jail for cashpoint thieves who targeted pensioners Ealing Gazette "Following the consultation, all parties involved recognised the problem of ATM thefts and agreed to deal with the issue ...
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
37. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - October 2009
(Monthly Digest/ATM Security Monthly Digest)
... / Card Theft / Distraction One of four female suspects thought to be involved in combined honey trap, shoulder surfing and card theft was arrested in the USA (TX) in October. Lebanese Loop and Exit Flap ...
Monday, 09 November 2009
BSP warns vs ATM switchers, surfers Philippine Star It also urged ATM cardholders to inspect machines before any transaction and look for fraudulent card reader devices. “If some parts ...
Thursday, 05 November 2009
Teenager in cash machine scam Wigan Today The 17-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, appeared before Wigan Magistrates' Court charged with theft and fraud. ...  ...
Thursday, 29 October 2009
Conlon on Crime: Cloth Hall Street cash machine raids Huddersfield Examiner We now need your help in tracing two people in connection with the ATM job at Lloyds TSB bank on Cloth Hall ...
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Crime gangs target Spring Racing Carnival ABC Online They are expecting small groups of sharply-dressed thieves, who they say have been operating in South America and who hit Melbourne ...
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Credit card cloning scam busted CJAD You might want to consider looking over your shoulder whenever you use your debit card after you read this next story. A bank card scam was busted ...
Thursday, 15 October 2009
CTV Montreal SQ break up bank card theft ring CTV Montreal ... see you with a map to distract you, ask you information, direction and one of them go to steal in your pocket or purse your ...
Thursday, 15 October 2009
44. 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
Kingstanding cashpoint thieves alert Sutton Coldfield Observer THIEVES stole money from a Kingstanding cashpoint after they distracted a man who was withdrawing cash. Just minutes later, ...
Friday, 02 October 2009
Thieves pocket £600 in cash machine raids Reading Chronicle POLICE are warning shoppers to stay alert at cash machines after thieves made off with £600 in two separate attacks in Caversham ...
Monday, 28 September 2009
47. 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
New Tactic To Steal ATM Cards Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (Bernama) -- Police have come upon a new tactic by foreign badhats to steal automated teller machine (ATM) cards at ATM machines ...
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
49. 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
Jail looms for ATM fraudsters Daily Examiner But it was a sentence that never came, and the three Romanian nationals who appeared in Grafton Local Court yesterday on a string of fraud ...
Tuesday, 04 August 2009
Straits Times ATM card switch scam Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR - CON artists are now using a new tactic to rob people at auto-teller machines (ATM) by swapping ATM cards. Acting with accomplices, ...
Monday, 27 July 2009
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
53. 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
Woman was victim of cashline trickery Ross-Shire Journal Inverness was the next stop for the culprits where they took another £400 from an ATM, and then they moved on to Fort William where ...
Friday, 17 July 2009
myFM Radio News ATM Scam With Unique Twist Operating In Quebec myFM Radio News Surete Du Quebec Police warning Pontiac residents about an ATM scam that uses an attractive person of the ...
Monday, 13 July 2009
Man jailed for distraction burglaries in Belper Belper News, UK A man who committed fraud and distraction burglaries across Derbyshire, including three in Belper has been sentenced to five ...
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
JUST IN: Man who defrauded elderly jailed after Gloucestershire ... Stroud News and Journal, UK A YOUNG man who committed 69 distraction burglary and fraud offences against elderly victims ...
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
58. 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
Third Romanian held for ATM fraud Daily Examiner, Australia THE third person involved in a Romanian ATM fraud team that allegedly ripped off Clarence Valley shoppers earlier this year ...
Tuesday, 16 June 2009
60. 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
Two credit card suspects nabbed Informante, Namibia Although police could not comment, a source alleged that Shikale was arrested when he approached the tourist who was withdrawing money ...
Thursday, 07 May 2009
Man sought in identity theft The Daily Advertiser, LA The man, believed to be in his mid 50s or early 60s, has obtained information and ATM cards of several victims from pickpockets who work ...
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
63. 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
Woman loses R2 000 in ATM scam The Witness, South Africa They dress the part, swipe your card and withdraw your hard earned money in broad daylight. Video footage of the ATMs on the second ...
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Woman loses R2 000 in ATM scam The Witness, South Africa They dress the part, swipe your card and withdraw your hard earned money in broad daylight. Video footage of the ATMs on the second ...
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
ATM fraudsters about Manning River Times, Australia POLICE are urging people to take extra care when using ATMs, following a number of fraud related offences in the Taree and Forster Central ...
Monday, 16 March 2009
ATM thieves stalk Valley Daily Examiner, Australia They then either distract the victim after they've left the shop in order to steal their wallet, or they distract people at the ATM and ...
Thursday, 12 March 2009
Public warned of ATM scam ABC Regional Online, Australia Police say a group operating in the area is watching people enter their PIN before stealing their bank card. It is believed the group's ...
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
Watch out for ATM bandits Coff's Coast Advocate, Australia THE world is a dangerous place and it has got a lot more dangerous with the arrival of a dangerous gang of ATM thieves here on the ...
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
70. ATM Crime / ATM Fraud Overview
(Articles/ATM fraud)
... the consumer’s card is exchanged for a card of similar appearance. This distraction method is often executed at the time that the consumer’s card is being returned or ejected to the consumer following ...
Saturday, 29 November 2008

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