Don't use any a t m's at all if I can avoid it.
One tip Ben forgot to mention is if you are shopping online even with a
debit card using your own money, insure you log off the website, return
to the home page of your browser, and only then, close the browser or
continue browsing.
Steven.
On 20/05/2010, at 3:46 PM, Emma Taylor wrote:
hey, i had that sort of problem in Adelaide sometime ago this year and
got a text message from the commenwealth bank informing me that my bank
card might have been compramised please go to your nearest commenwealth
bank to change your pin.
and they also dropped the amount to $200 so that that was all that could
be withdrorn from my account.
warm regards
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Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 2:49 PM
Subject: [bactttoma] From Ben Matthews. Automatic teller machine
skimming be warned becoming a big problem.
From Ben Matthews.
You may have recently heard and or read that the Commonwealth Bank has
recently discovered what are commonly called skimming devices on 3
automatic teller machines.
To give you the idea of how these devices are meant to work, basically
the idea is criminals put a device in and or on an automatic teller
machine with a camera which records all transactions, which then
transmits all the data of the transactions to mobile phones and or
other equipment.
The criminals record your transactions and yes this also includes your
pin and then they use this data to grab whatever cash remains in your
accounts.
This practice is becoming more and more common so here are a few tips
to avoid you becoming the next victim.
1. Withdraw only using eftpos, most retail stores will give you cash
as will post offices.
2. Do not withdraw cash on credit using an automatic teller machine,
in other words, don't borrow cash on your credit card using an
automatic teller machine to complete the transaction.
3. If you really have to use an automatic teller machine, try finding
a branch of your bank where they have a machine inside the actual bank
branch and or even better just go to the teller and do the transaction.
4. If you are going to use a personal pin of your own choosing rather
than the bank issued pin, avoid using your date of birth and or any
number on any form of any of your personal identification, tip, use
your dogs registration tag number or something obscure like the year
you got the first card or something like this.
5. If you suspect money is going out of your account without your
authorisation, immediately make as many forms of contact with your
bank as possible, note, you should also inform the banking ombudsman
and the police as well.
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