Would you be able to spot the fraud?

[Sandman]

http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/2010/01/would-you-have-spotted-the-fraud/

[mustgofaster]

That one would be pretty hard to spot.

[dboat]

I had no idea... wow...

Dana

[PUMP]

Would have fooled me.

[Ohmsby]

Wow.... I don't have an ATM card and this is another good reason

[Moonshine]

That is by far the most professional one I have seen. I wouldn't have spotted it and I habitually look for skimmers when I swipe my CC.

[Shiner1]

:eek2: WOW!! I'm fairly alert around ATM'S.....need to be MORE alert now...

[Sandman]

All the ones I have read about use some sort of camera. The skimmer can only get the card details, but not the pin. I always cover my hand and try to keep it as still as possible when entering my pin.

I actually had a young girl at best buy look at me and say "you afraid I'm going to steal your pin?" I just looked at her and took my merchandise.

[Silver_2000]

Never use debit cards and 99.9% of the time use Bank ATM

I check my accounts a couple times a week typically just to keep track of transactions

Most of the skimmers are at remote locations or are on independent ATMs like you find in 7-11

I found an Bank of America ATM the other day that was posted everywhere that its only open 7 am - 7 pm - that was an ATM at the Bank itself in the drive through and at the front of the branch - Imagine how bad the crime has to be before the bank turns OFF the ATM after dark

[L8 APEX]

Wow.... I don't have an ATM card and this is another good reason
Among other reasons:evil

[L8 APEX]

Never use debit cards and 99.9% of the time use Bank ATM

I check my accounts a couple times a week typically just to keep track of transactions

Most of the skimmers are at remote locations or are on independent ATMs like you find in 7-11

I found an Bank of America ATM the other day that was posted everywhere that its only open 7 am - 7 pm - that was an ATM at the Bank itself in the drive through and at the front of the branch - Imagine how bad the crime has to be before the bank turns OFF the ATM after dark
Were you in Duncanville?
I banked there when I had business in town, the drive thru ATM was a regular spot for hold ups, they went in the bank a time or two:rolleyes:

[Sandman]

...99.9% of the time use Bank ATM

Most of the skimmers are at remote locations or are on independent ATMs like you find in 7-11


I'm not sure what the distribution looks like, but a quick google shows plenty of stories where the bank ATMs are rigged:
http://consumerist.com/2009/04/reader-finds-card-skimmer-on-bank-atm.html
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/news-article.aspx?storyid=92239
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/4317274.html

This one cracks me up:
http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/47428.Identity_Theft_Attempt_at_Defcon

[Mark #2]

Well being in the electronic manufacturing business for about 3 decades... all I can say is that this was designed and built by unemployed silicon valley type engineers.

This is a very professionally designed and built device. NRE to design and tool the boards, plastic moldings, screen printed/stamped braille decals is many $K.
That doesn't even include the capital equipment required to assemble /manufacture the assembly.
This wasn't built in anyone's garage.

But someone could go to ~3 sub-cons and manufacture all the parts in the valley or Richardson for that matter and build it.

No way I would have detected it.

[dboat]

I found an Bank of America ATM the other day that was posted everywhere that its only open 7 am - 7 pm - that was an ATM at the Bank itself in the drive through and at the front of the branch - Imagine how bad the crime has to be before the bank turns OFF the ATM after dark

I think I have seen that one too.. :D

Dana

[Sandman]

I think I'm going to yank on the reader every time I use an ATM now...