[bactttoma] Re: From Ben Matthews. Automatic teller machine skimming be warned becoming a big problem.

  • From: "Franklin Brent" <BFranklin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bactttoma@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 09:25:15 +1000

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-----
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[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
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----- 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.  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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