October 17, 2002
TORONTO -- Police are seeking five thieves who used ketchup to rob a Toronto man of about $700,000 (about $445,000 U.S.), according to a report in the National…
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MUNICH, Germany -- A 71-year-old German inventor who designed a security systemfor ATMs that several banks rejected was convicted of counterfeiting bank cards…
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LaPLACE, La. -- The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office booked six men on Oct. 8 in connection with 36 break-ins over an 18-month span that included…
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Police are looking for Danny Roland, a 42-year-old Indianapolis man they believe drove through a gas station wall on Oct. 3 in a failed…
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MINEOLA, New York -- Natalie Robinson was arrested on Oct. 9 and charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing money from Nassau County welfare recipients…
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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana -- Danny Roland, the 42-year-old accused of using a vehicle to ram his way into buildings and steal ATMs told WRTV on Oct. 9 that he…
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PENANG, Malaysia -- Malaysia lost more than RM40 million (Malaysian ringgits -- approximately $10.5 million) to ATM and credit card fraud in 2001, according to…
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SYDNEY -- A five-year study has found an increase in ATM use in Australia has resulted in more robberies, according to a report in The Age.The study by the…
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Police in North Carolina's Research Triangle area are looking for a robber who attacks office workers, duct-tapes them to furniture and forces…
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Functionality, fear of fraud and a looming deadline are pushing European countries toward implementation of EMV specifications, according to this report from a…
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TAICHUNG, Taiwan -- A military officer was arrested in Taichung on Sept. 24 after he allegedly attempted to blow up an ATM, according to a report in the Taipei…
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WATSONVILLE, Calif. -- An owner of markets in four California cities was arrested on Sept. 12 on suspicion of laundering more than $11 million in drug money…
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Concord EFS stockholder on Sept. 6 filed a federal lawsuit alleging that seven top executives of the transaction processor illegally earned…
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Two Mukwonago men who went on a crime spree seemingly inspired by the old "Dukes of Hazzard" television show were charged with theft in the…
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Some ISOs are finding it a challenge to provide extensive documentation on the financial backgrounds of those they do business with, including representatives…
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LONDON -- Abbey National, the UK's sixth-largest banking group in terms of assets, is working with several providers of ATM services to give its customers…
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NEWARK, N.J. -- Christopher LaCroix of West Palm Beach, Fla., was sentenced to seven years and one month in federal prison yesterday for taking some of the…
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- NCR Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NCR Corporation, says that a move to chip-based ATM cards by next year will be one…
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AMARILLO, Texas -- Houston-based ATM manufacturer Tidel Technologies is using an enhanced encryption procedure developed by transaction processor Core Data to…
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Kiosk- and ATM-leasing fraud, highlighted by recent breach of contract lawsuits filed against ATM- and/or kiosk-deployment companies, is on the list of the…
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