Hi, Emma this is the only way to go, I've been doing that for years as these machines aren't left unattended, Brent. -----Original Message----- From: bactttoma-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bactttoma-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Emma Taylor Sent: Thursday, 20 May 2010 8:11 PM To: bactttoma@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bactttoma] Re: From Ben Matthews. Automatic teller machine skimming be warned becoming a big problem. i now try to use the eftpost machines that they have at the shop counter. warm regards Emma Taylor (Adelaide South Australia) home: 0883679237 mobile: 0435723767 Email: impresstaylor@xxxxxxxxx Facebook: impresstaylor@xxxxxxxxx Skypename: impresstaylor Windows messenger: impresstaylor@xxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "steven taylor" <steven_taylor10@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bactttoma@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 5:26 PM Subject: [bactttoma] Re: From Ben Matthews. Automatic teller machine skimming be warned becoming a big problem. > 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 >> Emma Taylor (Adelaide South Australia) >> home: 0883679237 >> mobile: 0435723767 >> Email: impresstaylor@xxxxxxxxx >> Facebook: impresstaylor@xxxxxxxxx >> Skypename: impresstaylor >> Windows messenger: impresstaylor@xxxxxxxxx >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "steven taylor" >> <steven_taylor10@xxxxxxxxxxx >> > >> To: <bactttoma@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> 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. 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