Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Claw-like devices inserted into ATM slots can steal cash in latest hole-in-the-wall scam

 




  • Gadgets snatch money from inside dispenser before it is released

  • Lincolnshire Police reported three incidents in August, with gangs pocketing hundreds of pounds in just one theft
     
  • Other cash point frauds include 'skimming' card details or tricking the machine into dispensing more cash than the available balance

  • Thieves can also obtain data using radiowaves from 'contactless' cards
 
  • Gang stole more than a million Euros from French ATMs this year using a device that props open cash-dispensing slots
 
  • Cash trapping and other ATM scams cost the UK £29.3million last year


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2236213/Claw-like-devices-inserted-ATM-slots-steal-notes-latest-hole-wall-scam.html#ixzz2CtimxZ5d




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