ATM Fraud

woywover

So my ATM card has gone missing and my bank account has been done for €700. All happened in the early hours of Saturday morning 4th March.

Anyone else get done that night??

Cheers guys

Luap

I hate when that happens.

jack presley

woywover wrote: »

So my ATM card has gone missing and my bank account has been done for €700. All happened in the early hours of Saturday morning 4th March.

Anyone else get done that night??

Cheers guys

How did they know your pin?

RobbieTheRobber

my bank card is gone but my account is up €700

woywover

I have not got a clue - You ever watch youtube videos of these scams??

They can insert sticky tape into the machine and it 'swallows' your card.

The fraudsters then come along and pull the card out and use it as normal.

Re. the Pin, someone either hovered behind me or there was a camera.

I usually always cover my pin number but i had a few drinks that night so maybe my defense was down...

Absolute bummer

Nothingbetter2d

jack presley wrote: »

How did they know your pin?

probably his wife or girlfriend just bought a nice pair of shoes

that or he shagged a hooker that takes plastic

woywover

nice one robbie - let's meet up for the exchange!

Nothingbetter2d

OP which bank machine did you use and where is it? so i dont use it

jack presley

woywover wrote: »

I have not got a clue - You ever watch youtube videos of these scams??

They can insert sticky tape into the machine and it 'swallows' your card.

The fraudsters then come along and pull the card out and use it as normal.

Re. the Pin, someone either hovered behind me or there was a camera.

I usually always cover my pin number but i had a few drinks that night so maybe my defense was down...

Absolute bummer

Sorry, when you said it went missing I thought you just lost it. I didn't realise you meant it was eaten by the ATM

GavRedKing

woywover wrote: »

I have not got a clue - You ever watch youtube videos of these scams??

They can insert sticky tape into the machine and it 'swallows' your card.

The fraudsters then come along and pull the card out and use it as normal.

Re. the Pin, someone either hovered behind me or there was a camera.

I usually always cover my pin number but i had a few drinks that night so maybe my defense was down...

Absolute bummer

Report it ASAP.

Also, how do they sticky tape the inside of the amchine and retrieve the card??

Boom_Bap

Sounds like you've balnked out that trip to the VIP room in the lap dancing club on the night last Saturday.

Blikes

woywover wrote: »

i had a few drinks that night so maybe my defense was down...
Absolute bummer

woywover

Cops are checking cctv now..

Re sticky tape... it's called a lebanese loop...

damn lebo's!

GavRedKing

woywover wrote: »

Cops are checking cctv now..

Re sticky tape... it's called a lebanese loop...

damn lebo's!

I first read that as Lesbian Loop.

Get onto the bank ASAP.

Still though, in all fairness its not hard to cover your habd when your entering your pin.

Nothingbetter2d

woywover wrote: »

Cops are checking cctv now..

Re sticky tape... it's called a lebanese loop...

damn lebo's!

name and shame the dodgy atm

bank name:
Atm address:

this will help prevent other people on boards from getting scammed by the same machine

murphm45

My "commiserations" bit of a nasty thing to happen but i assume the bank still cover it?

Also more of a general rule for everyone it might be worth reducing your limit (if you can). Alledegely they think the limit is reached if they can;t get a "large" amount

Again a sh*t thing to happen, i hope it all gets sorted quickly.
With a bit of luck they'll find the b*stads who are at this!

Boom_Bap

Nothingbetter2d wrote: »

name and shame the dodgy atm

bank name:
Atm address:

this will help prevent other people on boards from getting scammed by the same machine

It doesnt really work like that, the fraudsters dont leave thier devices on the ATM. Typically they would target an ATM for about an hour or less, then remove thier equipment and move on.

JONJO THE MISER

woywover wrote: »

So my ATM card has gone missing and my bank account has been done for €700. All happened in the early hours of Saturday morning 4th March.

I was at home washing my hair that night so i was.

aidan24326

murphm45 wrote: »

With a bit of luck they'll find the b*stads who are at this!

Would be difficult I'd imagine. A few seconds of grainy night-time cctv footage wouldn't be alot to go on unless these guys are known to gardai already.

Faolchu

Know a lad that claimed this happened to him. Truth is he spent it on lapdances

Seachmall

gavredking wrote: »

Report it ASAP.

Also, how do they sticky tape the inside of the amchine and retrieve the card??

The scam is to superglue the money flap shut so the computer recognises the withdrawal but can't reveal the cash. You leave with no money assuming the machine is just not working. The scammer comes back with a knife, cracks the superglue and the money pops out.

It hasn't worked in about 10 or 15 years I'd say.


If OP is a women most likely someone shoulder-surfed her, followed her and when an opportunity arose stole her card (e.g. when eating in a restaurant with bag on the floor).

The skimmers on ATMs are far less common then shifty fingered thieves. And the skimmer doesn't swallow your card.

cyberblade 918c

OP - is there a chance some one could have seen you enter your pin at an atm or a shop checkout somewhere and then picked you card / wallet from you ?? is there a change you could have put your atm card in to a loose jacket / back jeans pocket etc???thieves often use this tactic - sometimes one causing a distraction by bumping in to you while another pick pockets you from a different angle.

You should get sorted by the bank - might take a while though.



just saw seachmall's post above: oops !!

murphm45

aidan24326 wrote: »

Would be difficult I'd imagine. A few seconds of grainy night-time cctv footage wouldn't be alot to go on unless these guys are known to gardai already.

yeah i know ... i'm just a bit of an idealist i suppose!

phasers

The permanent TSB machine on Henry St in Dublin ate my card recently, I went into the bank the next day and they said that they didn't have my card and it was probably a skimmer that took it your wan who told me this was so nonplussed about it though, as if it happened all the time.

joke was on them though, I only had 86 cent in my account.

later12

cyberblade 918c wrote: »

You should get sorted by the bank - might take a while though.

Usually, bank policy is not to compensate in cases where the customer's original card and PIN code are used, which seems to have been the case here. This would suggest that the owner of the account accidentally or deliberately revealed their PIN number of their own volition and perhaps did not exercise adequate diligence in securing their debit card.

IM0

this is not fraud, you just lost it

Raging_Ninja

phasers wrote: »

The permanent TSB machine on Henry St in Dublin ate my card recently, I went into the bank the next day and they said that they didn't have my card and it was probably a skimmer that took it your wan who told me this was so nonplussed about it though, as if it happened all the time.

joke was on them though, I only had 86 cent in my account.

This stuff happens all the time.

I just don't understand why people won't call the bank or the number on the ATM when it does happen, but instead shrug their shoulders and walk away.

donegal_road

do you use online banking? If you check account details online, it will show you where the account was debited.