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

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