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2 Oct 2007
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ATM machine abuse - be careful
Hi,
I found this Link today: http://www.polizei.bremen.de/sixcms/...en_Skimmer.pdf Maybe this will be helpful to prevent credit card misuse. Its a leaflet from the German police and therefor in German but I think you can figure out the tricks by looking at the pictures quite easily. They show how your credit card information can be stolen at an ATM machine. Have a safe trip! Patrick --- http://www.weltreisebuch.de 
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2 Oct 2007
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And this is not only happening in Germany but in the Netherlands too, so be very carefull.
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8 Nov 2007
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That last bit on the pamplet looks like the "card capture" devise that the crook puts in the card slot of the ATM. It catches and holds your card, and after you leave, they come and collect it.
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8 Nov 2007
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Also, where possible, use a cash machine that is inside a bank branch.
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19 Nov 2007
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thanx for the info
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27 Nov 2007
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Atm scams
The scam you are talking about with the tape is called a "lebanese loop " , not too common in the Uk as the favourite one seems to be an entire false front to the Atm itself . To discover this you would have to grab the machine and try and move it about . Other scams are a pin hole camera above the card slot and then a further one in a "leaflet" box attached to the machine - both then record what you are up to .
 Finally the biggest one to hit the area i work in is with Shell fuels - pin hole camera in ceiling , next thing you know is a withdrawal at the Bank of Barunde(?) .  If you have any specific queries please feel free to PM me and i will see what i can find out for you - obviously alot of the above is subject to change , we only find out when we catch someone 
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