ATM USERS Alert..

**Elroi** · October 10th, 2005 07:21 AM

Got this thru email from a friend na bank employee.. FYI lang sa fellow tsikoteers para di tayo mabiktima..

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 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.

#1 Equipment being installed on front of existing bank card slot.
#2 The equipment as it appears installed over the normal ATM bank slot.

#3 The PIN reading camera being installed on the ATM is housed in an innocent looking leaflet enclosure.
#4 The camera shown installed and ready to capture PIN's by looking down on the keypad as you enter your PIN.

Hope this helps...

**j_avonni** · October 10th, 2005 07:47 AM

ATM ba yan or Coffee dispenser? May Expresso kasi, parang kape - Joke lang. Anyway, thanks for the info.

**66bunny** · October 10th, 2005 07:49 AM

Don't subscribe sa Multi Expresso!

**konde** · October 10th, 2005 07:56 AM

dapat maglagay ng mga sekyu ang mga banks sa ATMs lalo na pag gabi kasi madami nag wi-withdraw pang bili ng beer!

**BlueBimmer** · October 10th, 2005 09:35 AM

high tech na rin mga criminals hehe

**maykel** · October 10th, 2005 09:47 AM

dami na talaga MO sa pinas.. hightech na din pati pag nanakaw... tsk tsk tsk!

kaya dapat mga pips, wen u press the buttons for pin number, cover nyo with other hand un keyboard para di masilip ng camera.this may be absurd, but its btr than sorry. ingat po!

**pissword** · October 10th, 2005 10:00 AM

d naman pinas yun ata hehe pero thanks for the info

**empy** · October 10th, 2005 10:27 AM

nakarating na pala sa pilipinas yang hi-tech scam na yan. dito pati gas stations (yung pwedeng mag pay with cc at the pump) dinadale ng mga magnanakaw na yan

**flakez** · October 11th, 2005 12:42 AM

Originally Posted by maykel

dami na talaga MO sa pinas.. hightech na din pati pag nanakaw... tsk tsk tsk!

kaya dapat mga pips, wen u press the buttons for pin number, cover nyo with other hand un keyboard para di masilip ng camera.this may be absurd, but its btr than sorry. ingat po!

sa mga computer shop ganyan gawain ng mga naglalaro ng ragnarok. hehehe. para hindi makita ung password nila. common na sa kanila yang ganyan kaya hindi na nakakatawa tingnan. hehe.

buti wala pa kong bank account. hmmm good thing ba un o bad thing.

**squala** · October 11th, 2005 01:07 AM

Smart move but definitely Satanic. One way to stop the camera is to completely cover the keypad with your arms. You can also look around the ATM machine for some bogus or should I say normal-looking stuff like that flyer receptacle. Try to put them away from the machine. As for the thing where you insert your card, try to observe if it's detachable or not that intact.