October 9, 2002
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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CHICAGO -- An ATM heist went awry for three men who broke into a closed Southeast Side restaurant on Aug. 22 and wrestled the machine from its bolts -- only to…
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MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- Criminal charges, suspects and dollar amounts are piling up in an ongoing investigation of an alleged scheme to plunder state welfare funds…
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MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australian police are looking for a brazen thief who loaded an ATM onto a bright yellow forklift truck and then drove off down a busy…
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CAMDEN, N.J. -- A South Philadelphia accountant is the latest person to be charged in the Tri-State Armored Services scheme involving millions of dollars and…
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TOKYO -- The number of reported robberies targeting people who have just withdrawn money from financial institutions and ATMs has risen sharply in central…
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- RHB Bank Bhd will invest 40 million ringgits (approximately $10.5 million U.S.) to upgrade its automated ATM network to use smart…
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