August 27, 2003
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Police vowed to find a man linked with the nation's biggest bank ATM fraud, despite an unsuccessful attempt to locate his body at an…
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TORONTO -- Three Toronto men are facing more than 130 charges -- including participating in organized crime, possession of stolen credit cards, possession of…
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LONDON -- The City of London Fraud Squad reported a sharp rise in so-called Lebanese loop fraud, in which thieves use devices to trap ATM users' cards in…
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TOKYO -- More than 60 million yen (about $501,000 U.S.) was stolen from an ATM at a supermarket parking lot in Noda, Chiba Prefecture, on Aug. 16, according to…
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- The theft of a freestanding, 900-pound ATM from Crown Coliseum over the Aug. 9 weekend may be linked to similar thefts at other arenas in…
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ENFIELD, Conn. -- More than 40 ATM users were recently victimized by thieves using skimming devices at ATMs in New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut…
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SYDNEY -- The Australian Bankers Association (ABA) is calling for a ban on the data collecting equipment used in ATM skimming scams.
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SYDNEY -- Kok Meng Ng, a 29-year-old Malaysian national, pleaded guilty on Aug. 11 to fraud charges resulting from Australia's first ATM skimming scheme.
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As ATM fraud continues to create problems, some industry players advocate taking a more active role.
read nowJuly 31, 2003
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Anil Singh, a Durban businessman who took on Diners Club in a mammoth civil trial, claiming 600 000 rand (about $76,032 U.S.) was…
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AUSTIN, Texas -- ATM manufacturer Wincor Nixdorf has developed security modules designed to protect ATM users from fraud attacks such as the Lebanese loop and…
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KEARNEY, Neb. -- Some customers of Kearney's Platte Valley Bank lost access to their debit card accounts after a Malaysian counterfeit ring hacked into the…
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TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Financial Information Service Co, a company that operates interbank information networks, plans to replace more than 60 million ATM cards…
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LONDON -- Banknote Watch, a partnership between manufacturers of cash protection systems, end users, police and goverment that promotes awareness of cash…
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas and FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- Everything is bigger in Texas, even the ATM thefts.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- The United States Secret Service, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of Nigeria and Amsec International have joined…
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MONTREAL -- Two robbers made off with thousands of dollars on July 11 by using a novel hold-up technique in Rivière des Prairies.
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LONDON -- NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) says it is the first financial self-service provider to achieve EMV 4.0 global certification for its Integrated Motorized…
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FAIRFAX, Va. -- Federal authorities say a 36-year-old Daytona Beach, Fla., landscaper managed to steal thousands of dollars from banks in the Fairfax County…
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KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia -- A Malaysian-Thai syndicate stealing data from Malaysian banks to clone ATM cards is using the information to make illegal…
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