A team of organized criminals are installing equipment on legitimate bank ATM's 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 are 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
68The equipment used to capture your ATM card number and PIN are 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
Hi Kiran,
I feel the photos are taken from ATM counter abroad! It is a good piece of information so that people who are going to ATM's can be careful and lookout of something like this to help themselves, help others and help the banks also. If this is happening abroad, in the days to come definitely India also will have people doing these tricks.
Thanks once again for information posting.
-Srinaren
From India, Bangalore
I feel the photos are taken from ATM counter abroad! It is a good piece of information so that people who are going to ATM's can be careful and lookout of something like this to help themselves, help others and help the banks also. If this is happening abroad, in the days to come definitely India also will have people doing these tricks.
Thanks once again for information posting.
-Srinaren
From India, Bangalore
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