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re: Debit card skimmer on ATMs Fraud
Posted on 8/4/17 at 9:14 am to boosiebadazz
Posted on 8/4/17 at 9:14 am to boosiebadazz
plus if your debit card has fraudulent activity, it's possible they have to freeze the entire account it's linked to
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 9:16 am to cajunangelle
My wife and I both have been hit in recent months. Thankfully Capital One notified us as someone attempted to spend money and we were able to block it.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 9:19 am to cajunangelle
Posted on 8/4/17 at 9:20 am to idlewatcher
I hear you but whether 500 dollars or 10 grand the theft operation is underway. I am lucky this was a secondary account. Nowadays why would anyone keep a large sum of money in a checking account, there is no interest to be made.
The complete theft operation just shocked me and I was not aware they started making fake cards with your acct. number. It is shocking.
The complete theft operation just shocked me and I was not aware they started making fake cards with your acct. number. It is shocking.
This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 9:45 am
Posted on 8/4/17 at 9:28 am to cajunangelle
I keep a max of $300 on my debit card for everyday small purchases, but the bulk goes into an investment account so I can manage my funds. I just move money over to it using an app as needed.
BTW - I've been hit three times on my debit card and someone also hit my Hilton account and converted almost 800 thousand points into $25 VISA debit/gift cards and had them delivered to Poland. By the time I figured it out it was too late for VISA to cancel the cards, but Hilton put the points back on my account.
BTW - I've been hit three times on my debit card and someone also hit my Hilton account and converted almost 800 thousand points into $25 VISA debit/gift cards and had them delivered to Poland. By the time I figured it out it was too late for VISA to cancel the cards, but Hilton put the points back on my account.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 9:31 am to cajunangelle
Skimmers will always have to have a covert camera to capture your PIN. The simple act of covering or shielding the key pad when you enter your PIN will thwart this.
Skimmers can be rudimentary - an overlay of a skimmer over the card slot, or very sophisticated, a deep insert into the ATM machine. But the important thing to remember is that a skimmer will need a covert camera.
Shimmers, on the other hand, are inserted into the ATM machine and can record your PIN without the need of a camera.
Bottom line, cover the key pad whenever you enter your PIN and this will stop 95% of the technology used to create cloned cards.
Skimmers can be rudimentary - an overlay of a skimmer over the card slot, or very sophisticated, a deep insert into the ATM machine. But the important thing to remember is that a skimmer will need a covert camera.
Shimmers, on the other hand, are inserted into the ATM machine and can record your PIN without the need of a camera.
Bottom line, cover the key pad whenever you enter your PIN and this will stop 95% of the technology used to create cloned cards.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 9:44 am to cajunangelle
Happened to me a couple of months ago. Some NBR hoodrat stole my #. It was easy enough to prove because the idiot paid her Entergy bill with it.
I'm strictly credit card now.
I'm strictly credit card now.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:03 am to cajunangelle
One of my patients said it happened twice to him after using his card at the Racetrack in Dutchtown. The guys that got caught later with all the equipment were actually from Miami.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:07 am to cajunangelle
got burned by this at the racetrac in P'ville last Februay.
Stopped for gas on the way to work. By lunch time they had transferred $18k from our savings account to checking and made 15 $500 purchases.
Stopped for gas on the way to work. By lunch time they had transferred $18k from our savings account to checking and made 15 $500 purchases.
This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 10:09 am
Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:11 am to cajunangelle
quote:pull on the card reader before putting your card in.
tips on preventing it?
Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:13 am to Modern
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This video explains how it happens, and what they do with them.
Damn. Guy should have done the world a favor and slit his throat in his hotel room.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:17 am to OneMoreTime
Credit Card Skimmers - YouTube
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Hackers install a card skimmer in a matter of seconds - YouTube
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ATM skimming: How to spot an ATM skimmer - TomoNews - YouTube
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If someone has fraud insurance from one of the credit monitoring places; do they cover this on top off the bank giving you your money back?
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Hackers install a card skimmer in a matter of seconds - YouTube
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ATM skimming: How to spot an ATM skimmer - TomoNews - YouTube
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If someone has fraud insurance from one of the credit monitoring places; do they cover this on top off the bank giving you your money back?
Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:20 am to SlowFlowPro
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plus if your debit card has fraudulent activity, it's possible they have to freeze the entire account it's linked to
exactly. we ended up closing all of our accounts and opening new accounts. Was a pain in the arse because we had that checking account for over 30 years and had a lot of shite being auto paid out of it.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:20 am to cajunangelle
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I had just gotten the new debit card with the chip. We see how that helped.
It is my understanding the chip is better protection for retailers, not necessarily the consumer. Basically, if you're not accepting the chip and a card is used fraudulently, the retailer has more liability. Accepting the chip helps prevent fraud occurring at your location.
Obviously there is a benefit for the consumer as locations with the chip are increasing, but until all locations use it, it isn't invincible.
This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 10:21 am
Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:21 am to MorbidTheClown
quote:get a new bank
By lunch time they had transferred $18k from our savings account to checking and made 15 $500 purchases
Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:22 am to MorbidTheClown
quote:
Stopped for gas on the way to work. By lunch time they had transferred $18k from our savings account to checking and made 15 $500 purchases.
How did they do this?
Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:22 am to nerd guy
agreed.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:23 am to slackster
I have a debit no chip and credit card with chip
My debit card has never been hacked my credit card has been hacked 3 times in the past year.
I've been trying to figure out how where my security hole is but as of now haven't found it.
My debit card has never been hacked my credit card has been hacked 3 times in the past year.
I've been trying to figure out how where my security hole is but as of now haven't found it.
This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 10:24 am
Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:24 am to OneMoreTime
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get a new bank
well, i didn't lose any money because the bank caught it.
used the card in p'ville and by lunch time it was being used at walgreen's in miami.
they were apparently buying money orders.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:25 am to cajunangelle
Everything I've read says never select "debit" when you pay outside at gas stations. This is a good article explaining why.
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