A team of organized criminals is installing equipment on legitimate bank ATMs in at least 2 regions to steal both the ATM card number and the PIN. The team sits nearby in a car, receiving the information transmitted wirelessly over weekends and evenings from equipment they install on the front of the ATM (see photos). If you see an attachment like this, do not use the ATM and report it immediately to the bank using the phone on the front of the ATM.
The equipment used to capture your ATM card number and PIN is cleverly disguised to look like normal ATM equipment. A "skimmer" is mounted to the front of the normal ATM card slot that reads the ATM card number and transmits it to the criminals sitting in a nearby car.
At the same time, a wireless camera is disguised to look like a leaflet holder and is mounted in a position to view ATM PIN entries.
The thieves copy the cards and use the PIN numbers to withdraw thousands from many accounts in a very short time directly from the bank ATM.
From India, Hyderabad
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68The equipment used to capture your ATM card number and PIN is cleverly disguised to look like normal ATM equipment. A "skimmer" is mounted to the front of the normal ATM card slot that reads the ATM card number and transmits it to the criminals sitting in a nearby car.
At the same time, a wireless camera is disguised to look like a leaflet holder and is mounted in a position to view ATM PIN entries.
The thieves copy the cards and use the PIN numbers to withdraw thousands from many accounts in a very short time directly from the bank ATM.
From India, Hyderabad
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Hi Kiran,
I feel the photos are taken from an ATM counter abroad! It is a good piece of information so that people who are going to ATMs can be careful and lookout for something like this to help themselves, help others, and help the banks as well. If this is happening abroad, in the days to come, definitely India will also have people attempting these tricks.
Thanks once again for sharing the information.
-Srinaren
From India, Bangalore
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I feel the photos are taken from an ATM counter abroad! It is a good piece of information so that people who are going to ATMs can be careful and lookout for something like this to help themselves, help others, and help the banks as well. If this is happening abroad, in the days to come, definitely India will also have people attempting these tricks.
Thanks once again for sharing the information.
-Srinaren
From India, Bangalore
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