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ATM scam spans 5 continents

November 20, 2006

"Fraud, Phishing and Financial Misdeeds": Police in the United Kingdom are calling an ATM skimming case one of the biggest of its kind. Officials estimate the fraud has already netted about $4.5 million and the counterfeit cards have been used in 19 countries and five continents. According to the story published in the Kingdom's Sunday Mirror, police launched an investigation - codenamed Operation Turner - after receiving 560 complaints.