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Japanese phrase meaning \"It is me.\" - a type of ATM Funds Transfer fraud initiated by phone  ...
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
use of an ATM to transfer funds from the victim\\\'s account to the perpetrator\\\'s account
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Tags: [bitcoin, funds transfer fraud]  ...
Tuesday, 04 May 2021
Tags: [funds transfer fraud, mobile]  ...
Wednesday, 30 December 2020
Tags: [sentence, funds transfer fraud, helpful stranger]  ...
Tuesday, 15 September 2020
Tags: [cyber, funds transfer fraud]  ...
Tuesday, 04 December 2018
Tags: [scam, bitcoin, funds transfer fraud]  ...
Friday, 05 October 2018
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Tuesday, 05 June 2018
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Monday, 14 August 2017
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Monday, 14 August 2017
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Monday, 31 October 2016
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Saturday, 01 October 2016
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Thursday, 25 August 2016
Tags: [insider, money laundering, funds transfer fraud, sentence]  ...
Monday, 13 June 2016
Tags: [money laundering, funds transfer fraud, reversal]  ...
Friday, 15 January 2016
Tags: [Funds transfer fraud, Chinese suspect, vishing]  ...
Friday, 15 May 2015
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Wednesday, 15 April 2015
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Sunday, 11 January 2015
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Sunday, 28 December 2014
Tags: [ore ore, funds transfer fraud]  ...
Tuesday, 14 October 2014
Tags: [victim impact, vishing, funds transfer fraud]  ...
Thursday, 02 October 2014
Tags: [cheque fraud, funds transfer fraud]  ...
Wednesday, 01 October 2014
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Tuesday, 30 September 2014
24. Breaking news - Tuoitrenews
(News/ATM Fraud)
Tags: [funds transfer fraud, vishing, taiwanese suspect]  ...
Tuesday, 30 September 2014
Tags: [Insider, funds transfer fraud, id theft]  ...
Tuesday, 09 September 2014
Tags: [funds transfer fraud, prepaid, ore ore]  ...
Sunday, 17 August 2014
Tags: [ore ore, funds transfer fraud, scam]  ...
Sunday, 10 August 2014
Tags: [prepaid, funds transfer fraud, fraud spend]  ...
Sunday, 03 August 2014
Tags: [vishing, funds transfer fraud, prepaid]  ...
Saturday, 02 August 2014
Tags: [Phishing, funds transfer fraud]  ...
Wednesday, 02 July 2014
Tags: [funds transfer fraud, prepaid]  ...
Sunday, 01 June 2014
Tags: [advanced fee fraud, prepaid, funds transfer fraud]  ...
Tuesday, 06 May 2014
Tags: [ore ore, funds transfer fraud, scam]  ...
Monday, 05 May 2014
Tags: [sentence, data compromise funds transfer fraud]  ...
Friday, 25 April 2014
Tags: [sentence, kvm, funds transfer fraud]  ...
Friday, 25 April 2014
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Monday, 24 March 2014
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Friday, 14 March 2014
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Thursday, 09 January 2014
Tags: [KVM, funds transfer fraud, data compromise, pceu]  ...
Saturday, 21 September 2013
Tags: [KVM, data compromise, funds transfer fraud, pceu]  ...
Friday, 20 September 2013
Tags: [prepaid, funds transfer fraud]  ...
Saturday, 17 August 2013
Tags: [Prepaid, funds transfer fraud]  ...
Friday, 16 August 2013
Tags: [funds transfer fraud, smishing]  ...
Thursday, 06 June 2013
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Monday, 15 April 2013
45. MTN customer loses R97 000 - Moneyweb.co.za
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Tags: [mobile, funds transfer fraud, sim swap]  ...
Monday, 08 April 2013
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Wednesday, 30 January 2013
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Tuesday, 04 December 2012
48. Batesville Couple Targeted in Scheme - WREG
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Tags: [ore ore, funds transfer fraud]  ...
Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Tags: [funds transfer fraud,ore ore]  ...
Friday, 19 October 2012
Tags: [atm skimming,sim compromise,funds transfer fraud,p2p]  ...
Friday, 12 October 2012
Tags: [funds transfer fraud,phishing]  ...
Thursday, 14 June 2012
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Thursday, 14 June 2012
FBI aids Ohio county to help stop scam victims from sending money via bitcoin ATMs  The Block Crypto Scams through which the perpetrators trick victims into sending bitcoin payments via Bitcoin ...
Tuesday, 04 May 2021
Lahore reports 85% increase in online financial crimes  SAMAA There was an 85% increase in financial crimes, and FIA received 1,350 complaints. There were 540 complaints of bank transfer scam ...
Wednesday, 30 December 2020
Court Jails Man for ATM Fraud In...  PR Nigeria News Justice  Mohammed Tukur Muazu Aliyu of the  Kaduna State High  Court,  on Monday, September 14, 2020 sentenced Adamu ...
Tuesday, 15 September 2020
GhanaWeb How cybercrime and digital technologies are fuelling illicit financial flows in Ghana GhanaWeb “The accused persons succeeded in debiting UMB's income surplus account with GHC ...
Tuesday, 04 December 2018
9news.com.au Bitcoin ATM scam: Victims being conned $50000 9news.com.au Victims have been conned more than $50,000 in an elaborate Bitcoin ATM phone scam after being threatened with jail ...
Friday, 05 October 2018
Randfontein Herald Police issue money transfer warning to public Randfontein Herald Also read: Local falls victim to ATM scam. He said some people are receiving calls from unknown people ...
Tuesday, 05 June 2018
Rs 100 cr ATM theft in Odisha: Mastermind held in MP Odisha Sun Times Bhubaneswar: ATM hacker Syed Qureshi, the mastermind in Rs 100 crore ATM cash theft case in Odisha, was arrested in ...
Monday, 14 August 2017
Odisha Television Ltd. ATM theft mastermind to be brought from MP on transit remand Odisha Television Ltd. Bhubaneswar: ATM hacker Syed Qureshi, who is involved in various ATM thefts across ...
Monday, 14 August 2017
PaymentsSource Hitachi tackles 'It's me' scam by targeting phone use at the ATM PaymentsSource Hitachi Ltd. is introducing a system to protect people from being conned into transferring ...
Monday, 31 October 2016
  BloombergQuint CIB urges vigilance after rash of ATM fraud cases China Post TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) has warned the public to stay vigilant after a spate ...
Saturday, 01 October 2016
China.org.cn 18-year-old scam victim dies after heart attack China.org.cn Police are investigating a telecom scam said to have led to the death of an 18-year-old girl who lost money meant ...
Thursday, 25 August 2016
getwestlondon Ealing bank insider among fraudsters who stole more than £400k from wealthy customers getwestlondon Investigator Paul Blumson, of the DCPCU, said: "This was a highly organised ...
Monday, 13 June 2016
Two plead guilty to N210m ATM fraud Daily Times Nigeria Stanley Odjighere and Igho Timothy Okpekereke, who in 2014 defrauded a new generation bank of N210million, have pleaded guilty to ...
Friday, 15 January 2016
Free Malaysia Today Police raid Macau scammers luxury condo in KL Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR: Police busted a Macau Scam syndicate with the arrest of 13 Chinese nationals in a raid ...
Friday, 15 May 2015
Muscat Daily Muscat resident becomes victim of phone scam Muscat Daily But when he checked, the RO20,000 hadn't been credited. “When I told the caller this, he asked me to go to the main ...
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Knoe.com Phone scam circulates the ArkLaMiss again Knoe.com In the scam, the caller identifies themself as a Ouachita Parish Deputy, and says that someone in the household receiving the ...
Sunday, 11 January 2015
IRS Scam Targets Immigrants CapeCod.com News ... opportunity for a phone scam,” Pisha wrote in an advisory about the issue. Pisha said a client of his called from an ATM after a man, claiming ...
Sunday, 28 December 2014
Fake flight confirmation scam reported in Indian River County WPTV How it works: Scam artists are randomly calling senior citizens, asking for “Grandma” or “Grandpa” and presenting a desperate ...
Tuesday, 14 October 2014
Astro Awani Credit card scam on the rise Astro Awani KUALA LUMPUR: In today's rapidly developing world with fast technology, not only are automated teller machines (ATM) being hacked, ...
Thursday, 02 October 2014
CBC.ca Edmonton single mother barely escapes internet 'nanny scam' CBC.ca An Edmonton single mother of two is warning she came a hair's breadth away from being the latest victim of what's ...
Wednesday, 01 October 2014
Watchdog: Imposters pose as grandchild in financial distress Victoria Advocate Delores Schneider didn't realize she sent a stranger, not her grandson, $2,000 until her real grandson called ...
Tuesday, 30 September 2014
74. Breaking news - Tuoitrenews
(News/ATM Fraud)
Breaking news Tuoitrenews While their victims visited an ATM machine, a certain amount would be deducted from their bank accounts and transferred to the ring's secret account. The detainees ...
Tuesday, 30 September 2014
New York Daily News Former Brooklyn bank teller stole $80000 from customers' accounts: DA New York Daily News A former teller at a Brooklyn bank used customers' deposits as a personal ...
Tuesday, 09 September 2014
Do not send money to people who call you up asking for it TimesLedger The latest scam is an attempt by crooks who call you and attempt to get you to buy a Green Dot MoneyPak card and then ...
Sunday, 17 August 2014
Montclair Police Issue Scam Warning to Residents TheAlternativePress.com Lt. David O'Dowd reported, “The victim was instructed to remain on the phone with the suspect and walk to the nearest ...
Sunday, 10 August 2014
Akron Beacon Journal Betty Lin-Fisher: Green Dot MoneyPaks' makers work to thwart scammers Akron Beacon Journal The company said it has been taking many actions to try to thwart the fraud, ...
Sunday, 03 August 2014
SCAM: Phone crook takes Madison man for $4300 WMTV The caller said the victim would be arrested if he didn't pay "right now.". The caller claimed the victim owed $1,320 in taxes and was ...
Saturday, 02 August 2014
Lankan banks tighten defences against cyber attacks Daily Mirror ... even transferring funds to the account of the attackers. “Invasion of information systems occur daily, however, a sudden ...
Wednesday, 02 July 2014
Scammers move on to prepaid cards Boston Globe Whether the ruse involves booking a rental property, getting a pedigree puppy, or buying a car on the cheap from a soon-to-be-deployed soldier, ...
Sunday, 01 June 2014
Scammers targeting Mt. Juliet Thechronicleofmtjuliet During this scam attempt, the scam artist will ask the victim to obtain a pre-paid card, deposit funds to the account, and then provide ...
Tuesday, 06 May 2014
Planet Princeton Telephone Scam Targets Princeton Area Residents Planet Princeton In other scenarios, the scam artist says that the family member has been arrested and needs money for ...
Monday, 05 May 2014
Brent and Kilburn Times Kensal Rise man jailed for role in £1.25m cyber bank scam Brent and Kilburn Times But the Met's' Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) were on to them and officers ...
Friday, 25 April 2014
thejournal.ie Barclays 'KVM heist' gang given long jail sentences for £1.3 million bank raid Techworld.com By the time the gang tried the same trick on a branch of Santander Bank in Surrey ...
Friday, 25 April 2014
Fraudster bilks Tri-City resident out of thousands of dollars The Tri-City News The simplest way to prevent fraud and identity theft, according to the Coquitlam RCMP, is to follow one ...
Monday, 24 March 2014
SC Magazine UK Cyber gang behind £1.25m 'KVM' bank fraud convicted SC Magazine UK The Met Police's Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) were called in and began investigating. But on 17 July, 32-year-old ...
Friday, 14 March 2014
ecns Bank prevents elderly man from being conned by locking him inside ecns A bank in Northeast China was forced to lock an elderly customer attempting to transfer money inside its doors ...
Thursday, 09 January 2014
Telegraph.co.uk Barclays hacking attack gang stole £1.3 million, police say Telegraph.co.uk One central London premises has been described by detectives from the Metropolitan Police's ...
Saturday, 21 September 2013
Telegraph.co.uk Eight arrested over Barclays £1.3 million remote computer theft IDG News Service Eight men have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police's Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) in ...
Friday, 20 September 2013
Yuma police warn of prepaid debit card scams Yuma Sun As the popularity of prepaid debit cards continues to increase, scam artists are taking advantage of the lack of security measures ...
Saturday, 17 August 2013
Green Dot MoneyPak Cards Fraud Alert Yumanewsnow What the victim doesn't realize is once that code is given to the scammer, the money is transferred to another account or Green Dot MoneyPak ...
Friday, 16 August 2013
Lawyer outwits conwoman in bank SMS scam Daily Express Labuan: A lawyer not only managed to outwit a SMS scam requiring him to transfer RM449,827 into a Bank Rakyat account bearing number ...
Thursday, 06 June 2013
One in police net for online scam The Asian Age “Hashmi, with the help of other accused, reportedly stole important details of the complainant company's ATM card. The details were later ...
Monday, 15 April 2013
95. MTN customer loses R97 000 - Moneyweb.co.za
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
MTN customer loses R97 000 Moneyweb.co.za Worried, Malan immediately went to an Absa ATM, where he discovered that amounts totalling R97 000 had been raided from his bond, credit card ...
Monday, 08 April 2013
Nigerian con: Unemployed engineer siphoned off Rs 4L from bank director Times of India The bank director, whose name has been withheld, was a victim of the infamous Nigerian scam. Shah ...
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Tawau housewife loses RM2,700 in phone scam Daily Express Tawau: A 53-year-old housewife became RM2,700 poorer in a scam when she transferred the money to another account for "investigation" ...
Tuesday, 04 December 2012
98. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - October 2012
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... also reversed as a consequence of internal cash trapping. Japan reported ATM funds transfer fraud linked to ore-ore (it's me) fraud. Ram Raid Attacks / Theft of ATM / Smash-and-Grab Police in Australia ...
Monday, 19 November 2012
99. Batesville Couple Targeted in Scheme - WREG
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
WREG Batesville Couple Targeted in Scheme WREG (Batesville, MS) Nita Taylor told us she is suspicious about what strangers tell her over the phone after hearing what happened to a Panola ...
Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Y16 mil stolen from 89-year-old Chiba woman by identity fraudster Japan Today Police said Thursday that an 89-year-old woman from Ichikawa in Chiba Prefecture, has become the latest victim ...
Friday, 19 October 2012
MTN, Warid hit by new cyber fraud The Observer According to the police, the four, identified as Katsarski Milen, Adrian Dimitrov, Ivan Ganchev Emilov, and Ivonov Anton, would use a microchip ...
Friday, 12 October 2012
102. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - June 2012
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... with funds transfer fraud. Ram Raid Attacks / Theft of ATM / Smash-and-Grab Two British nationals were arrested in Thailand suspected of the failed theft of an ATM. A truck was used in a ram raid and ...
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Chinese Police Arrest 208 In US$157 Million Fake Card Fraud Bernama ... to convince them to submit bank account information to phishing websites. ... Money obtained via ATM cards was then ...
Thursday, 14 June 2012
Police Nab 208 for Bank Card Fraud CRIENGLISH.com ... to convince them to submit bank account information to phishing websites. ... Money obtained via the ATM cards was then wired to accounts ...
Thursday, 14 June 2012
ATM fraud: Man cheated of Rs 35000 Times of India GURGAON: In a case of banking fraud, Rs 25000 was fraudulently transferred and Rs 10000 withdrawn from the account of a private firm employee ...
Saturday, 21 April 2012
106. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - March 2012
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... Police in Thailand arrested Chinese and Taiwanese suspects thought to be involved in a call centre scam and funds transfer fraud. Also in Thailand, two Nigerian nationals and a Russian national were arrested ...
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Exmouth Journal Shopkeepers warned of suspected scam involving in-store ATM's This is North Devon Shopkeepers are being urged to stay vigilant to a suspected scam involving in-store cash ...
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Exmouth Journal Police warn of store cash machine scam Exmouth Journal Devon and Cornwall police are issuing a warning for shop keepers and staff of a suspected scam involving in-store ...
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
109. Cops identify bank account hackers - IBNLive.com
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Cops identify bank account hackers IBNLive.com A police team led by Ernakulam central Circle Inspector DS Suneesh Babu reached Hyderabad and collected the details of the key person behind ...
Friday, 13 April 2012
Thai police bust gang in China 'call center' scam China Post BANGKOK--Thai police Wednesday arrested a gang of 15 Chinese and seven Taiwanese who operated a “call center” scam that conned ...
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Thai police bust gang in China 'call centre' scam Straits Times BANGKOK (AFP) - Thai police on Wednesday arrested a gang of 15 Chinese and seven Taiwanese who operated a 'call centre' ...
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
112. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - February 2012
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... Reversal Fraud / Cheque Fraud / Denomination Fraud / Funds Transfer Ore-ore (it's me) funds transfer fraud was reported in Japan during February. Transaction reversal fraud continued in the UK during ...
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
The Japan Times Swindlers continue to scam the elderly out of their savings The Japan Times Lately, handovers of cash (tewatashi) have become the preferred method among criminal groups, ...
Saturday, 11 February 2012
114. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - December 2011
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... was detected in the UK during December. In the US, 94 suspects were arrested on suspicion of check (cheque) fraud and related funds transfer fraud. ATM Skimming / Skimming / EFTPOS Compromise A ...
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Tsannkuen leaked customers' data: CPC China Post In order to stop the system from withdrawing, monthly, the full amount of the product purchased, customers should “un-swipe” their cards ...
Thursday, 05 January 2012
Mid-Day Two arrested for ATM fraud Mid-Day The Outer Delhi police have arrested two persons for withdrawing Rs 24 lakh from a person's account and transferring the money to their accounts. ...
Friday, 25 November 2011
117. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - September 2011
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... They are thought to have been involved in vishing and funds transfer fraud. An increase in Transaction Reversal Fraud was detected in September, particularly in Europe. ATM Skimming / Skimming / EFTPOS ...
Friday, 14 October 2011
AsiaOne Eleven alleged Chinese hi-tech fraudsters arrested: Vietnam AsiaOne Ho CHI MINH CITY - HCM City Police on Tuesday arrested 11 Chinese people who were caught red-handed using high-end ...
Thursday, 15 September 2011
Police arrest 11 people in fraud case Viet Nam News After searching a four-storey house on B6 Street, Ward 12 in HCM City's Binh Thuan District, police seized 35 desk phones, seven laptops, ...
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Email's Being Hacked Through Social Media KGBT-TV "the email said that she was in Cyprus and could she have $3000 because she lost her ATM card and she needed money to get back home" said ...
Saturday, 27 August 2011
Man charged over impersonation scam Straits Times ... the Credit Bureau and would be able to help him get $450 as part of the government workforce scheme if he followed her instruction ...
Friday, 29 July 2011
Police arrest scam cheats Channel News Asia They were instructed to proceed to an ATM and follow the caller's instructions. Upon reaching the ATM, the victims were given instructions to ...
Thursday, 28 July 2011
Phone scammers impersonating officers TODAYonline He was told to go to a nearby automated teller machine (ATM) and key in a six-digit personal identification number (PIN). When he said ...
Sunday, 24 July 2011
Taiwanese Man Pays $400000 for Fake Croissant Fox News ... Internet scam that promoted, “French bread which is so delicious that it will make you cry,” reported Apple Daily. Chui reportedly ...
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Bangkok Post : Hundreds arrested in Asia-wide online scam Bangkok Post The element of surprise was key for the scam artists, said police in Thailand, who found 43 ATM cards, more than ...
Friday, 10 June 2011
AFP Mass arrests across Asia over phone scam network AFP The element of surprise was key for the scam artists, said police in Thailand, who found 43 ATM cards, more than 20 mobile phones ...
Friday, 10 June 2011
Phone scam network arrested across Asia Herald Sun The element of surprise was key for the scam artists, said police in Thailand, who found 43 ATM cards, more than 20 mobile phones and ...
Friday, 10 June 2011
Airline ticket online scam costs student 10000 yuan EastDay.com A man, claiming to be an "Air China" official, told her she must "activate" the ticket at an ATM machine. Du entered figures ...
Thursday, 09 June 2011
Manila-Taipei ties snagged anew Manila Bulletin ... (ATM) cards and telecommunications services to obtain money by initiating transfer of funds from China to the Philippines. Several computer ...
Thursday, 02 June 2011
Decision to deport 14 Taiwanese to China 'valid' Sun.Star The case involved some $20-million by using automated teller machine (ATM) cards and telecommunications services to obtain money ...
Monday, 30 May 2011
AFP S. Korea leader urges protection of client data AFP The firm transferred 100 million won ($92250) to an account designated by the hacker, Yonhap news agency said, adding police had ...
Monday, 11 April 2011
Online fraud: PNB pays victim Rs 7 lakh Indian Express Surprised over the text message, Yatri rushed to nearby ATM to find that he has a balance of only Rs 526. He then contacted the bank's ...
Monday, 28 March 2011
Mystery shopper man loses £1500 BBC News However, when the victim tried to withdraw cash from an ATM, his card was retained by the bank machine. The bank's fraud department told him that ...
Thursday, 03 March 2011
Mystery Shopper Scam Exposed 4ni.co.uk However, some days later, the victim tried to withdraw cash from an ATM and his card was retained by the bank. When he contacted the bank he was ...
Thursday, 03 March 2011
135. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - January 2011
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... theft in the UK. Its method involved spraying foul-smelling liquid on victims' clothing. Phishing / Vishing / Smishing / Funds Transfer Fraud Vishing attacks in January followed the common theme ...
Tuesday, 08 February 2011
Amlo number hijacked by telephone scam gang Bangkok Post The phone lines were then connected to a "policeman" who told the victims to transfer the money at an ATM. Mr Seehanart said many ...
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Independent Online Landbank con: overseas link probed Independent Online ... that he could not make a withdrawal at the ATM from one of the syndicate's bank accounts. He told police that ...
Saturday, 15 January 2011
Russia-InfoCenter Russian hackers will go to prison Russia-InfoCenter According to the US Justice Department, Russian hackers has stolen more than 3 million dollars with the help of computer ...
Friday, 14 January 2011
139. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - December 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
Phishing / Vishing / Smishing / Funds Transfer Fraud During December phishing, vishing and smishing attacks were reported globally. Vishing was particularly evident in the US and Australia. ATM funds ...
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Train ticket scam Global Times Li told the "worker" that he wanted to buy a ticket from Xiangtan to Beijing, and was told to transfer the payment to him via ATM. ...
Sunday, 09 January 2011
Taiwan man pays $400 000 Mail & Guardian Online A Taiwan scam victim paid 12-million Taiwan dollars (about $400 000) for a croissant which he never got to eat, a newspaper said on Tuesday. ...
Tuesday, 04 January 2011
NBI: Chinese syndicate using banking system for fraud Manila Standard Today The syndicate members will then withdraw the money in the Philippines via ATM. Bacani said some victims were ...
Wednesday, 29 December 2010
Beware of smishing, vishing scams this holiday season Star Community Newspapers Criminals have even been known to send a text message to a person while purporting to be that person's spouse, ...
Thursday, 09 December 2010
144. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - November 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
  Cash Trapping / Transaction Reversal Fraud / Denomination Fraud Cash trapping was reported from the US during November. The modus operandi involved the use of a paper napkin. ATM Skimming ...
Monday, 06 December 2010
Pattaya Daily News Chonburi Man Transfers 700000 Baht To Unknown Accounts In Atm Scam Pattaya Daily News In a classic ATM scam, a famous Chon Buri boxing commentator was duped into transferring ...
Sunday, 05 December 2010
BBB warns against phony government notices, FBI e-mail scam Dayton Daily News The notice claimed the transaction was 100 percent risk free and all she needed to do was e-mail the ATM Card ...
Saturday, 06 November 2010
147. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - October 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... / Vishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud Phishing, vishing and smishing continued on a daily basis globally. In some instances, victims who hoped that text message alerts linked to their ...
Friday, 05 November 2010
Pattaya Daily News Pattaya Bargirl Arrested over S. African Social Networking Scam Pattaya Daily News She was arrested at her residence in Rachathewa, Banglee, Samut Prakan, in possession ...
Monday, 11 October 2010
149. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - September 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... Bank of Nigeria (CBN) criticised banks over the continuing increase of ATM fraud in the country. Phishing / Vishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud Romanian DIICOT (police) arrested a suspect ...
Saturday, 02 October 2010
How to Avoid High-Tech Cons Jakarta Globe Doni ran to the closest ATM and sent Rp 3 million ($340) to a bank account number given to him by the caller. It was a decision that he soon regretted. ...
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Police briefs Poughkeepsie Journal State police are investigating a number of fraud complaints in which Dutchess County residents were asked to wire a large sum of money to a third party. ...
Saturday, 18 September 2010
KBank fixes internet security TMCnet Mr Art said that around 100 clients decided to close their internet banking accounts during the spread of online fraud problems recently. ...  ...
Thursday, 16 September 2010
Pattaya Daily News Scam Gang Busted in Pattaya Pattaya Daily News They normally scam people by phone, falsely claiming that they were from The Revenue Department or some other plausible ...
Friday, 10 September 2010
154. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - August 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... assisted due to the proximity of the police station to the crime scene. In Australia, tools used included a sledgehammer. Phishing / Vishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud The UK's Police Central ...
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
2 arrested over moneywire scam AsiaOne Police found in their possession 10 Bangkok Bank debit cards, 10 Kasikornbank ATM cards, five bank books each from both banks, seven mobile phones ...
Thursday, 26 August 2010
Thai police bust Taiwanese call centre banking scam Thai News Agency MCOT Police also confiscated bank books and ATM cards during the raid. The Taiwanese call centre gang told the victim ...
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Member of Nigerian gang held for e-fraud Times of India "Rs 50000 has been transferred into Tiwari's account and withdrawn using the ATM and hence, we have arrested Tiwari. We are now ...
Thursday, 12 August 2010
158. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - July 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... from a record in the mobile phone and used to withdraw money with the ATM cards. Phishing / Vishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud ATM funds transfer fraud was detected in various countries. ...
Monday, 09 August 2010
Two German hackers detained for stealing internet banking information Thai News Agency MCOT The duo used a Trojan computer virus to steal information from the victim and transferred money ...
Monday, 09 August 2010
Pattaya Daily News Relentless Phone Scam Gangs on the Rise in Thailand Pattaya Daily News Currently, warning messages are displayed on ATM screens and broadcast on national television ...
Sunday, 08 August 2010
Number of victims of Thai phone scam gangs rising Thai News Agency MCOT Currently, warning messages could be seen on ATM screens and broadcast by television and radio stations but they ...
Sunday, 08 August 2010
Bangkok Post Alleged phone scam gang busted Bangkok Post Police seized a large number of computers, mobile phones, ATM cards, as well as a loaded pistol and a banknote counter during the ...
Saturday, 07 August 2010
Watch for 'person in trouble' Monterey County Herald This column deals with a scam appealing to a nobler instinct, to help someone in trouble. We have mentioned the "grandchild in trouble ...
Monday, 19 July 2010
Ponte Vedra case highlights rise in scams Florida Times-Union At least one or two reports of fraudulent activity are reported every week in St. Johns County, Sheriff's Office spokesman ...
Friday, 09 July 2010
The Online Heralds (blog) Vietnam arrests 99 foreigners for hacking bank accounts SGGP ... fraud on Vietnamese people. Police seized the suspects' computers, laptops, mobile phones, electricity ...
Wednesday, 07 July 2010
Pattaya Daily News Transnational ATM Scam Uncovered by Thailand's DSI Pattaya Daily News Thailand's Department of Special Investigations (DSI) on Tuesday announced the arrest of several ...
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Police arrest members of transnational ATM fraud syndicate Thai News Agency MCOT According to investigators, the suspects are linked to an ATM fraud gang that misled Thais from an office ...
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
FRAUD SUSPECT ARRESTED HQPrinceGeorge.com Police are asking anyone who witnessed this fraud suspect in action or who is one of his victims to contact the Prince George police detachment. ...
Wednesday, 09 June 2010
169. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - May 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... linked to ATM skimming. In Thailand, arrests included that of Malaysian nationals. Phishing / Vishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud Phishing attacks in India included funds transfer fraud which ...
Thursday, 03 June 2010
Phone scam rattles victims with claim of court summons Shanghai Daily She listened - and transferred 20000 yuan (US$2930) to an account through an ATM. Huang warned people to be careful ...
Monday, 31 May 2010
RCMP WARN PUBLIC OF ATM FRAUD HQPrinceGeorge.com Prince George, BC- Several cases of ATM fraud have come into the Prince George Detachment in the last week. Police were advised that a ...
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Student conned out of S$48 290 million by Internet friend AsiaOne The student went home to fetch his mother's financial card, and then operated an ATM using the card in accordance with ...
Monday, 17 May 2010
173. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - April 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud April Phishing attacks were numerous and as varied as usual, but with an apparent focus on tax refund scams and fake lottery scams. Both mechanisms are used to facilitate ...
Wednesday, 05 May 2010
'Gang uses Diva-Vasai route to split phishing scam loot' Times of India The police learnt about the gang's operations after they arrested Tochi Emmanuel Opara (32), a Nigerian, while he ...
Sunday, 25 April 2010
'phish' goes your money Hindu Business Line Two, how did the perpetrator of the fraud get access to details on my ATM/Debit card and make those amount transfers?” The victim's puzzlement ...
Sunday, 25 April 2010
Thai police arrest Taiwan fraud rings Thai News Agency MCOT Police also seized 659 foreign ATM cards, four computer notebooks, 20 cell phones and a large amount of computer accessories ...
Saturday, 24 April 2010
Phuket Gazette Phuket bank accounts plundered Phuket Gazette Recently 120 Phuket police officers were trained in the prevention and suppression of card fraud as well as the trade in illegal ...
Saturday, 10 April 2010
178. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - March 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
...  Phishing / Vishing /Smsishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud During March, vishing scams in the USA included automated voice calls advising that a card or account has been frozen and requires ...
Tuesday, 06 April 2010
Police recover SR600,000 from bank scammer Arab News The man obliged without realizing the whole thing was a scam. Jeddah police said the scammer used the information to transfer SR600,000 ...
Friday, 02 April 2010
MES joint director loses Rs 4 lakh to Internet banking fraud Indian Express A 47-year-old joint director of Military Engineering Services filed an FIR at the Kothrud police station on ...
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
181. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - February 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... / Vishing /Smsishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud During February, phishing, included variants on Tax Refund Fraud. Various regions reported tax refund scams, normally initiated by an e-mail ...
Thursday, 04 March 2010
Pattaya Daily News Iranian ATM Fraud Gang Head Arrested in Thailand Pattaya Daily News A massive ATM fraud network has been uncovered, with leading members and the Iranian gang head arrested ...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Bangkok Post Police nab international 'phone scam' gang Bangkok Post The scammers hired more than 1000 Thais to open bank accounts and hand over the ATM cards. The gang used the accounts ...
Tuesday, 09 February 2010
184. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - January 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... Australia released photographs of suspects believed to be involved in on-going ATM skimming attacks. Phishing / Vishing /Smsishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud Phishing by e-mail, phone and ...
Monday, 08 February 2010
Multi-agency team fights phone scam Bangkok Post The department and other agencies met yesterday to discuss measures to tackle the telephone fraud gangs which tend to shift their operations ...
Thursday, 28 January 2010
186. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - December 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... where a suspect explained how he shoulder surfed both the card and PIN details. Phishing / Vishing /Smsishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud Phishing, vishing and smsishing (smishing) was detected ...
Saturday, 09 January 2010
Bangkok Post DSI warns of phone scammers Bangkok Post ... funds by ATM. Some conmen say they are calling from the Anti-Money Laundering Office and tell the victims that a bank has reported ...
Friday, 08 January 2010
Hackers siphon off Rs 2.8l from two PNB accounts Ahmedabad Mirror “On Sunday I tried to withdraw Rs 2000 from the Bank's ATM machine at Anushakti Nagar. However, the transaction could ...
Friday, 18 December 2009
Be on lookout for Santa scams Detroit Free Press Burns said wire transfer services have become "the ATM of scam artists and should be a red flag for consumers." Western Union also warns ...
Thursday, 17 December 2009
Cellphone lost? Check your bank account first Daily News & Analysis On December 9, 2009, when Dutt went to her ATM to withdraw money, she realised fraudsters had transferred a whopping ...
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
191. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - November 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... / 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 ...
Thursday, 03 December 2009
Taiwan mobilizes against fraud amid bid to stamp out cross-strait crime istockAnalyst.com (press release) ... officers to stand guard at automatic teller machines island-wide as part of ...
Thursday, 12 November 2009
193. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - October 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... used genuine cards from family and friends to withdraw a higher value of cash than was debited to the accounts. Vishing / Phishing / Smsishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud Vishing and Smsishing ...
Monday, 09 November 2009
194. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - September 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... issuer enforcing a withdrawal limit. Questions over whether any crime was actually committed have been raised.  Vishing / Phishing / Smsishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud An unusual ...
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Vodacom banking fraud bail denied MyADSL Once the money had been withdrawn, the ATM card would be thrown away. Through all this, a client would not receive any correspondence regarding ...
Friday, 09 October 2009
196. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - August 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... as ATM transaction reversal fraud. Transaction reversal fraud was also detected in the UK in August. Vishing / Phishing / Smsishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud Seven arrests were made in ...
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Seven arrested in banking scam Arab News ... account holders posing as a customer service representative of the bank who would ask them to go to the nearest ATM to update their account ...
Thursday, 27 August 2009
Bangkok Post Call centre scam proves hard to crack Bangkok Post Unwitting victims are often tricked into transferring money through an ATM into bank accounts opened by the gang. "Call ...
Sunday, 23 August 2009
Call centre scam hard to crack Bangkok Post ... demand payment for "outstanding fines''. Unwitting victims are often tricked into transferring money through an ATM into bank accounts opened ...
Sunday, 23 August 2009
200. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - July 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... and shoulder surfing. It is understood the suspect already has 13 felony convictions and a criminal record running to many pages. Vishing / Phishing / Smsishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud ...
Saturday, 15 August 2009
Nigeria: Hi-Tech Scammers And GSM Text Messages AllAfrica.com ... scam", she was warned. Efe decided to get to the bottom of it. She called Kolawole a second time to explain to her what ...
Monday, 10 August 2009
Internet security is everyone's business ZDNet Asia My heart went out to him as he had no inkling as to what had happened until he went to the bank last month to conduct some ATM transactions. ...
Sunday, 09 August 2009
Five-Star Dial-a-Scam Escape Bid Foiled Phuketwan There were also 1000 bank books and ATM cards. All of the accused were assembled at the mansion this afternoon as police began a more ...
Friday, 07 August 2009
Transfer limit to help fight phone phishing JoongAng Daily In a typical scam, the criminal calls a cell phone, then convinces the mark that he or she is a police officer or government ...
Sunday, 02 August 2009
Gullibility and technology a tricky mix Mail & Guardian Online The money was transferred to a bank account that had been set up by the fraudsters, who then withdrew the cash and threw ...
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
206. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - June 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... much cash an ATM had dispensed. The loophole has now been closed. Vishing / Phishing / Smsishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud South Korean authorities issued new rules in June to address an ...
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
On missing & illegal fund transfering on Maybank account Malaysia Star So I call them up and they ask me do I have a Maybank account with ATM card? They want me to go to the nearest Maybank ...
Friday, 03 July 2009
2 Taiwanese arrested for alleged bank scam The Nation Tourist police have arrested two Taiwanese men for allegedly luring Chinese people to transfer money to some accounts before withdrawing ...
Friday, 03 July 2009
209. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - May 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... last year from ATM skimming which is 0.023% of transactions.   Vishing / Phishing / Smsishing / Advanced Fee / Funds Transfer Fraud Phishing and related ATM fraud incidents continued to be ...
Friday, 19 June 2009
Tougher Rules Set to Prevent Phone Scams Korea Times They induce the victims to a nearby ATM, by telling them that their personal information has been leaked, their credit card or mail ...
Thursday, 11 June 2009
211. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - April 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... / Funds Transfer Fraud Singapore and Malaysia experienced combined vishing and funds transfer fraud during April. The techniques included guiding the victim to set up and activate internet banking services ...
Friday, 15 May 2009
Phone scam that empties your account AsiaOne, Singapore If you fall for this scam, the fraudster then provides a step-by-step guide on how to register and activate an Internet banking ...
Saturday, 25 April 2009
Phone scam that empties your account New Straits Times, Malaysia If you fall for this scam, the fraudster then provides a step-by-step guide on how to register and activate an Internet banking ...
Saturday, 25 April 2009
214. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - March 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... / pin entry device (PED) compromises. Vishing / Phishing / Funds Transfer Fraud Police in Thailand arrested a group of four suspects for a tax refund fraud which utilised ATM funds transfer. One Thai ...
Monday, 20 April 2009
Fraudsters moving cash via delivery firms The Daily Yomiuri, Japan This year has seen a spate of money-transfer frauds that avoid ATM remittances by using unassuming third parties in a bid ...
Wednesday, 08 April 2009
No developments in Republic bank fraud Stabroek News, Guyana ... which when not adhered to would result in fraud. This recent fraud, said to be the largest by far, follows one in mid 2006 ...
Tuesday, 07 April 2009
217. A false ring -
(News/ATM Fraud)
A false ring Thailand Similar phone fraud occurred last month — members of a ThaiTaiwanese gang claiming to be from the Revenue Department rang wealthy individuals about a tax refund available ...
Wednesday, 01 April 2009
Card fraud pushes consumers to non-bank online payments penki.lt, Lithuania In 2008, victims of electronic-checking and/or savings-account transfer fraud were five times more likely to change ...
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
219. ATMsecurity.com Monthly Digest - Feb 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... American consumers would be likely or very likely to consider switching primary financial institutions in the case of an ATM security compromise. Vishing / Phishing / Funds Transfer Fraud Taiwan’s ...
Monday, 16 March 2009
Lodi Police Department Lodi News-Sentinel, CA 2:18 pm — A Vienna Drive woman got a scam phone call from someone saying he was her grandson and needed help. Police agencies have heard of the ...
Saturday, 14 March 2009
ATM security issues and ATM fraud issues often follow some distinct patterns based upon the location of the ATM security attacks or ATM fraud incidents. While accurate reporting of bank ATM ...
Wednesday, 04 March 2009
CIB busts fraud ring in Taichung China Post, Taiwan TAICHUNG, Taiwan -- About 40 suspects were arrested in connection with a local fraud ring that targeted Chinese victims, the Criminal Investigation ...
Thursday, 26 February 2009
223. ATMsecurity.com Monthly Digest - Jan 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... in the region to adopt Chip and PIN technology. Vishing / Phishing / Funds Transfer Fraud Multiple incidents of vishing and phishing occurred in the US during January. Automatic dialling devices ...
Friday, 13 February 2009
Phone Scam Becomes Increasing Problem South Korea - Leading him to an automated teller machine (ATM), the suspects instructed Choi to move his money into their ``safe'' bank account. ... ...
Monday, 19 January 2009
Falling for same old scam year after year Malaysia Star, Malaysia - They are instructed to remit money to the scammers’ account via ATM or through Internet banking for “tax” purposes. The ...
Saturday, 17 January 2009
226. ATMsecurity.com Monthly Digest - Nov 2008
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... Transfer Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) released statistics in November that incidents of ATM Funds Transfer Fraud during October declined 38% and in money terms by 46% to 1.57 billion Yen. Six ...
Monday, 08 December 2008
227. ATMsecurity.com Monthly Digest - Oct 2008
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
Notorious 'Chao' arrested in Turkey FBI prevented US$70 million losses UK ATM fraud increased by 22% according to APACS ... Japan troubled by Funds Transfer Fraud ... Notorious 'Chao' arrested in ...
Saturday, 29 November 2008

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