A Chicago man was sentenced today to 89 months in prison for his role in a large-scale, long-running, and lucrative scheme to steal bank customer account information – commonly referred to as “ATM skimming” – by installing hidden card-reading devices on ATMs throughout New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Florida, and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney Paul J….
Category: Skimmers
UK: Norwich & Peterborough tighten security after criminals target ATMs in the city
It sounds like a lot of customers had their accounts robbed by skimmers placed on Norwich & Peteborough Building Society ATMs. Of note, it seems that if this thing happens on the weekend and you call their helpline, they can’t do anything useful like freeze or cancel your account? That’s bad for consumers, good for criminals. Read…
ZM: High Court charges 3 Bulgarians in ATM fraud case
Abigail Sitenge reports on a situation in Zambia: High Court deputy director of court operations Joshua Banda has placed three Bulgarians on their defence in a case where they are charged with unauthorised access or interception to data and theft. Allegations are that Milko Stayanov Kostadivov, 44, Hristo Ivanon Donkon, 39, and Hassan Alwe Al…
At least 20 people are victims of card skimming fraud at San Anselmo gas station
I don’t include most skimming cases on this blog, but an occasional reminder that it’s an ongoing problem seems in order. The Central Marin Police Authority said Friday as many as 20 people might be victims of a credit and debit card skimming fraud at a San Anselmo gas station. Police received reports from several victims claiming…
IN: McDonald’s employee arrested for allegedly skimming customers’ credit card info
WLFI reports: A West Lafayette McDonald’s employee has been arrested after detectives believe she used a skimming device to steal credit card information from customers at the drive-thru window. It happened at the West Lafayette McDonald’s on Sagamore Parkway, near Salisbury Street. Read more on WLFI.
ID: Police: Hundreds of local victims of credit card skimming scam
Scott Malone reports: There are hundreds of victims of a major credit card fraud case, and dozens of them might not even realize it. Detectives with the Post Falls Police Department told KHQ Saturday that they now believe there are at least 800 local people who have had their credit card information stolen through skimmers inside…