ANOTHER ATM SCAM!

Here is another ATM scam happening in our area. Please take caution. Watch the crook in action. This video requires a copy of Microsoft Office Powerpoint. If you do not have a copy, you can download a free player from the Microsoft website.

FRAUD ALERT TO BUSINESSES

Local businesses are receiving letters from overseas requesting a large amount of a product the company sells. The letter advises them that they will receive a prepaid label, shipping charges and a credit card number for the purchase. Once the items are sent, the business owner discovers that the credit card is stolen and does not receive payment. (See following example.)

“We recently received a TTY call (service for hearing impaired) from a potential customer in Bronx, NY, requesting to purchase two Toro and four Cub Cadet walk-behind mowers. He then faxed us overnight shipping labels and provided a valid credit card number for the purchase.

Given the urgency of the order, we were concerned that this was fraudulent. As we started to research the situation, we found that some of the information was not consistent and decided not to ship the order.

I spent over two hours, on the Internet, speaking with TTY consumer affairs, UPS and out credit card processor, to find out that this is one of the latest scams being used to get retail businesses to ship large orders for which they will lose their merchandise and the payment. In our case, the person logged onto the TTY service via the Internet, generated UPS labels using a stolen shipping number and paid for the merchandise with a stolen credit card.

I need to share that it wasn’t easy to get help in this situation. All of the parties involved were initially reluctant to respond to this situation. So help yourselves and spread the word. We would like to share this information with our fellow (power equipment dealers) and invite you to share it with yours. Hopefully, we can help to protect our businesses against this growing crime.”

Bank ATM's Converted to Steal IDs of Bank Customers

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 800 number or 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 A! TM 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.

Equipment being installed on front of existing bank card slot

The equipment as it appears installed over the normal ATM bank slot

The pin reading camera being installed on the ATM is housed in an innocent looking leafleft enclosure

The camera shown installed and ready to capture pins by looking down on the keypad as you enter your pin

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