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Sowetan Bank card cloners jailed for robbing elderly Sowetan Shaun de Vries and Litha Ntuli were arrested outside Port Elizabeth in May 2010 after they were found to be in possession of ...
Friday, 19 October 2012
... schemes and shoulder surfing. “The act of direct observation, watching what numbers a persons taps into the key (ATM), signatures ...  ...
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Man duped of 4.7 lakh in ATM fraud Times of India BAHRAICH: An ex-employee of Delhi University has registered a case of fraud with Payagpur police after he was duped of over Rs 4.5 lakh ...
Saturday, 15 September 2012
Issaquah Police Join Feds in Warning About 'Parking Lot ATM Bandits' Patch.com Issaquah Police, a federal task force and other law enforcement agencies are warning local residents about ...
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
Man committing ATM fraud held IBNLive.com Srinagar, Jun 20 (PTI) Police arrested a man accused of committing ATM frauds in south Kashmir's Pulwama district after he duped a person of nearly ...
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Old City Conman Held for ATM Fraud Kashmir Observer Srinagar, April 18: A man who allegedly conned people of lakhs of rupees by swapping their ATM cards while pretending to help them with ...
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
107. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - February 2012
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... and shoulder surfing. Europe continued to experience card trapping and cash trapping in February. Police in the UK have urged consumers to be alert and report anything unusual to the ATM owner. Transaction ...
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
... they can get all kinds of information from your computer. Shoulder surfing is another thing which is just the old traditional way of someone looking over your ...  ...
Friday, 24 February 2012
Gang of 3 ATM thieves busted Times of India VISAKHAPATNAM: A gang of three youths from Bihar was arrested by police on Wednesday for stealing over Rs 6 lakh from ATM counters in the port ...
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Further warnings after more cash point distraction thefts Harrow Times By Anna Slater » Police are warning the public to take care when withdrawing money from cash points after a further ...
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
ATM fraud: Guard, friend in police net for cheating Times of India NEW DELHI: Two persons, including the guard of an ATM in Paharganj, were arrested for cheating several people by secretly ...
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Deptford Township police, security experts warn of hidden theft dangers amid ... NJ.com By Joe Green/Gloucester County Times It's a nippy late fall evening, your arms laden with bags, ...
Sunday, 20 November 2011
Police searching for two ATM theft suspects 680 News Police said the two suspects will watch elderly women while they use the ATM, or pay for merchandise with their debit cards. The two ...
Wednesday, 07 September 2011
Warning as cases of identity fraud soar by 11pc Yorkshire Post People are urged to shred documents that contain personal information; to ensure others are not looking over their shoulder ...
Tuesday, 02 August 2011
Lancashire Evening Post Warning over cash machine scam Lancashire Evening Post In both offences, committed at Lloyds TSB in Lancaster Road and HSBC in Fishergate, an offender posing as ...
Thursday, 28 July 2011
Scam Trick Dupes Chester Shoppers Chester Standard On two occasions in Chester last month, users of an ATM on St Werburgh Street reported that they were approached by foreign nationals ...
Wednesday, 06 July 2011
Designers unite to tackle ATM fraud. Finextra Previous trials in Manchester and Hammersmith suggest redefining the space that users take for granted does help reduce crimes such as shoulder ...
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
Woman foils thief in cashpoint scam in Wolverton AboutMyArea Had it been a quieter ATM then I wouldn't have stood a chance. "I felt terrible afterwards. I have never shaken so much. The ...
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
119. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - October 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... stranger) in order to distract victims and swap their cards after shoulder surfing the PIN. System Compromise /Transaction Reversal Fraud / Denomination Fraud Transaction Reversal Fraud was suspected ...
Friday, 05 November 2010
EPPING: Police release images of CCTV scam suspects Guardian Series POLICE have released CCTV images of two men they suspect of being involved in a cashpoint scam. During the scam in Epping ...
Wednesday, 03 November 2010
CCTV appeal in 'cash machine scam' probe in Essex BBC News A CCTV image has been released of two men police want to speak to over a theft from a bank customer using a cash machine in Essex. ...
Tuesday, 02 November 2010
EPPING: Cashpoint scammers strike again Guardian Series Essex Police crime reduction officer Tony Ellis said: “When you are using an ATM there is a tendency to focus purely on the machine ...
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
Gang of ATM cheats busted Times of India "During the operation, they used to see the pin number and instead of handing the original ATM card, they used to hand some false ATM card to its ...
Thursday, 21 October 2010
LEYTON: Thieves target 80-year-old shopper Guardian Series It later emerged that £300 had been withdrawn from her Barclays account at a nearby cashpoint within five minutes of the theft. ...
Monday, 18 October 2010
Beware of con men at ATMs Arab News Customers duped by these unscrupulous con men can call the police who are keen to crack down on this type of ATM fraud. Since 1990, all ATM cards are ...
Friday, 15 October 2010
Man held for duping people at ATMs Times of India He used to either ask for help or "assist" ATM users and would manage to get their PIN in the process. He, then, used it to withdraw money ...
Thursday, 23 September 2010
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
Phuket Gazette Norwegian falls for ATM scam in Phuket Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Police are warning tourists to be vigilant while using ATM machines following the alleged theft of 200000 baht ...
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
Women enter pleas in ATM scam Green Bay Press Gazette One Milwaukee woman is scheduled for trial, the other for sentencing, in a case in which ...
Saturday, 03 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
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com Woman who scammed Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem patrons appeals sentence The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com Chai, who claims to have a gambling ...
Thursday, 20 May 2010
Bank account thefts are traced to alleged snooping at drive-up Worcester Telegram The home invasion is unrelated to the ATM scam, in which he faces four counts of larceny of more than ...
Tuesday, 04 May 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
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com Woman admits Sands scam Allentown Morning Call Chai will serve two to five years in state prison and five years of probation for tricking ATM users ...
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com Alleged Sands Scam Artist Pleads Guilty WFMZ Allentown Police said she stole the ATM pin numbers of people she pretended to be helping at the casino. ...
Monday, 12 April 2010
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com Shoumin Chai pleads guilty to ATM thefts at Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com View full sizeExpress-Times ...
Monday, 12 April 2010
Woman charged with Sands scam wants trial moved Allentown Morning Call A New York woman who police say tricked ATM users at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem into letting her into their ...
Thursday, 01 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
WTAQ Two Women Arrested For GB ATM Scheme WTAQ The two suspects would target men coming out of downtown bars, entice them back to their vehicle and drive them to get money from a nearby ...
Monday, 08 March 2010
ATM card thieves targeted drunks in Green Bay's downtown, police say Green Bay Press Gazette Two Milwaukee women will be charged in Brown County Circuit Court with 39 counts of fraud and ...
Monday, 08 March 2010
143. ATM Fraud & Security Digest - February 2010
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... as Lebanese Loops and spy cameras. In Malaysia, distraction and shoulder surfing was used to steal cards and PINs often after a low-valued bank note was dropped to distract the victim while using an ATM. ...
Thursday, 04 March 2010
Nigerian Compass 'How to escape falling victim of ATM card fraudsters' Nigerian Compass Once I get the information, I go to Yahoo Messenger Hackers Room, to get someone that can clone ...
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Which? Chip and Pin system flawed - new card fraud risk Which? And we have received several complaints from consumers whose cases can't be explained away by shoulder surfing at a cash ...
Friday, 12 February 2010
Bank card fraud case delayed Times LIVE Bongani Athanhal Jonas and Elliot Mandlawake Skade are on trial before Magistrate Amrith Chabillal on 34 counts, including conspiracy to commit ...
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
Woman accused in Sands casino scam is banned Allentown Morning Call Chai initially pleaded guilty to three ATM scam incidents at Sands, but two weeks ago withdrew her plea after Northampton ...
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com Sand Casino Resort ATM scammer withdraws plea Allentown Morning Call A New York City woman who pleaded guilty to using an ATM machine at Sands ...
Friday, 22 January 2010
149. 2009 - Skimming Review
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... to the victim. Shoulder surfing is suspected of being used to obtain the PIN. Two petrol (gas) stations are under suspicion following at least 1000 incidents of card and PIN compromise in the UK during ...
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Inter-state ATM theft gang busted, 4 held Express Buzz CUTTACK: City police today busted an inter-state robbery gang involved in stealing money from people's accounts through ATMs and ...
Saturday, 16 January 2010
Modern Ghana 9 ATM fraudsters meet their waterloo…. Modern Ghana He said a friend of his who is a computer programmer introduced him to the business and sold the card writer with which ...
Thursday, 17 December 2009
Sands Casino scam attempt doesn't pay off Allentown Morning Call Chai was charged with stealing as much as $10000 from Sands patrons in an ATM scam over a 13-hour period in June. Authorities ...
Thursday, 17 December 2009
EFCC Arraigns 9 ATM Fraud Suspects THISDAY Nine Automated Teller Machine, ATM suspected fraudsters were yesterday arraigned on a 22-count charge before Justice Abubakar Talba of the FCT ...
Monday, 14 December 2009
Nigeria: Police Nab Syndicate With Cloned ATM Cards AllAfrica.com The suspects who spoke to newsmen said they bought the ATM machines in bulk to clone card for the purpose of withdrawing ...
Monday, 23 November 2009
Watch out for shoulder surfers The Record-Courier Stop a scam before it starts by avoiding “shoulder surfing”. The Nevada Fight Fraud Taskforce is warning consumers to watch out for ... ...
Monday, 16 November 2009
156. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - October 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... / 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
Arrest made in ATM theft ring Austin American-Statesman A group of women had swept through the Austin area in late 2008, stealing thousands of dollars from men they met on Sixth Street, ...
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
News 8 Austin 1 of 4 women charged in string of 6th Street robberies News 8 Austin Either way, when the men passed out, the women would take their cards, wipe out their bank accounts at ...
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Times LIVE What to do when ATM fraud bites Times LIVE The fraud helpline operator at my bank said that since ATM fraud was not a violent crime, police did not give it priority. And when ...
Saturday, 17 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
163. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - August 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... at the ATM. With three chances, shoulder surfing of the PIN is more likely to succeed. Other incidents of card trapping were reported globally including various incidents in the UK and in The Caribbean ...
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Young Women Prey on Drunk Men in Alleged Sex Scam New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV They apparently asked him to go to a party with them, so he got in the car and the trio took him to an ATM ...
Sunday, 13 September 2009
165. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - July 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... with spy cameras or shoulder surfing, were the main fraud methods. Victims often assume that the ATM has retained or ‘swallowed' their card and may be tempted to delay reporting the loss of the card which ...
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
She has 13 felony convictions, a 50-page rap sheet and spent at ... Allentown Morning Call She is in jail again, this time facing more than 100 charges in an alleged ATM scam at Sands ...
Sunday, 26 July 2009
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com Career criminal with history of running casino scams in Atlantic ... The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com A career criminal with a history ...
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
170. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - June 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... the victim. Shoulder surfing was used to obtain the PIN. Australian police arrested a third Romanian suspect who now joins her two associates in prison. The three suspects are accused of distraction ...
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Allentown Morning Call Authorities seek public's help in identifying Sands Casino Resort ... The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com Authorities are asking for the public's help in identifying ...
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem ATM ripoffs bring charges for NY ... The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com Chai faces 18 counts each of attempted access device fraud, attempted identity ...
Monday, 20 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
175. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - May 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
...  ATM card thefts, combined with shoulder surfing and honey traps were used during May in Namibia. A woman was arrested with twenty stolen cards. She was accused of offering help to ATM users, observing ...
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
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
180. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - April 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... leading to the arrest of Romanian and Bulgarian nationals suspected of ATM skimming. In South Africa, shoulder surfing was used by a ‘helpful stranger' to observe PIN entry while a hand held skimmer ...
Friday, 15 May 2009
Broadcaster Joan Bakewell conned by cash machine scammers Daily Mail, UK Coutts said it would refer the matter to fraud officers. Dame Joan warned people to be vigilant, saying: 'I was ...
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
WATCH: Women drug, rob men downtown KVUE, TX "They actually went to an ATM machine just before going into those bars, which is where we think they're shoulder skimming them and take their ...
Thursday, 14 May 2009
Fight back against refusal to pay out on chip-and-PIN fraud claims Times Online, UK Emma Parker, of the FOS, says: “We have had alleged cases of card cloning, shoulder surfing [where someone ...
Friday, 08 May 2009
185. Council to host ID theft seminar - Edmond Sun
(News/Identity Fraud & Theft)
Council to host ID theft seminar Edmond Sun, OK Common methods include: • Through spying by a criminal (shoulder surfing) while someone enters a “PIN” and using their payment card at the ...
Monday, 27 April 2009
186. ATM Fraud and Security Digest - March 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... to facilitate card theft at ATMs were detected in Australia during March. After shoulder surfing the PIN entry, one of the perpetrators distracted the victims just prior to the ATM returning the card. ...
Monday, 20 April 2009
Nine new charges for ATM skimmers Coff's Coast Advocate, Australia Police allege that Dobrica and Lixandru operated a fraud in which one would stand near a person withdrawing money using ...
Tuesday, 07 April 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
AG: 32000 Texas victims in '08 Montgomery County Newspaper, TX By literally looking over a victim’s shoulder, identity thieves can obtain personal information, such as at an ATM, for example. ...
Thursday, 05 March 2009
NEW – Somerset motel maintenance man charged in debit card theft The Tribune-Democrat, PA Truman indicated that he had obtained the pin number while watching the victim using the card at ...
Monday, 02 March 2009
Kabukicho bar scam uncorked / Drinking holes conspired to ply ... The Daily Yomiuri, Japan According to sources, one bar would ply a customer with drink and take him to a nearby ATM to watch ...
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Two women wanted in ATM scam ABC7Chicago.com,  USA February 26, 2009 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Police are warning bar patrons about two women who have been stealing ATM cards. Surveillance pictures ...
Thursday, 26 February 2009
10-K: NCR CORP MarketWatch (press release) Manufacturing Realignment In the first quarter of 2007, the Company initiated a manufacturing realignment initiative primarily related to its ...
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Police: 'Good Time' Offer May Mean A Scam CBS2 Chicago, IL The women convince the victims to withdraw cash from an ATM, and as he does so, they watch him enter his PIN. The women later take ...
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
197. ATMsecurity.com Monthly Digest - Jan 2009
(Digests/DFR Observations and Comment)
... to the card and skimmed the data before returning the card to the victim. Shoulder surfing is suspected of being used to obtain the PIN. Two petrol (gas) stations are under suspicion following at least ...
Friday, 13 February 2009
Spring Hill Police give warning about identity theft Miami County Republic, KS - Make sure to use a debit card in a store or at an ATM where no one is “shoulder surfing,” which is looking ...
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Man R18 500 poorer after ATM scam Independent Online, South Africa - Senekal went to an Absa ATM in Hatfield Square and put his card into the machine. He received an error message on the ...
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Credit Card Theft Persists In Greater Bay Ridge Area Brooklyn Daily Eagle, NY - Listening or watching as you enter numbers into an ATM or speak on the phone, also known as shoulder surfing, ...
Thursday, 22 January 2009
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