Possible ATM skimmer at Sheffield station

[Strix]

This evening Mr Strix came home a little miffed at not being able to take money out of the Link Machine at Sheffield station, and having described what happened, I suspect it's skimming card details

 

He's contacted his bank and they quizzed him about it before agreeing the best course of action is to assume it is and take the usual precautions (new card etc)

 

The police have notified BT police

 

If you've used the station ATMs this eve, it may be best to contact your bank if your transaction didn't go as expected

[upinwath]

Skimmers are easy to spot.

The extra bit on the card slot is a give away for starters but the thieves need your pin number. That means a camera pointing in such a way as to be able to see the keypad.

 

Good advice would be to cover the pad with your hand as you enter your pin. That way the skimmer collects your card info but it's useless without the last bit of info.

Do that every time and you have no worries. Same goes whenever you use chip and pin.

[Resident]

I don't know much about card skimming but surely the whole point of using a skimmer is that the device is on a normal operational machine therefore card holders use it without suspecting?

 

Fake machines are generally the ones that throw out errors and don't give out cash.

 

It's most likely that there was some fault with the machine or card other than being tampered with.

[0742Sheff]

Surely they are on camera if this happened inside the station. How do you attach a skimming device to a cash machine in a busy train station?

[poppins]

Skimmers are easy to spot.

The extra bit on the card slot is a give away for starters but the thieves need your pin number. That means a camera pointing in such a way as to be able to see the keypad.

 

Good advice would be to cover the pad with your hand as you enter your pin. That way the skimmer collects your card info but it's useless without the last bit of info.

Do that every time and you have no worries. Same goes whenever you use chip and pin.

 

I thought everyone covered pad up when putting in a pin number, the ATMs Iv'e always used have a sign telling you to do just that .

[chem1st]

Where is the link machine situated>? I know of only the two next to BK which are free to use?

[Strix]

Surely they are on camera if this happened inside the station. How do you attach a skimming device to a cash machine in a busy train station?

Well exactly - that's one of the reasons for choosing to use the ones in the station

[121ITService]

I thought everyone covered pad up when putting in a pin number, the ATMs Iv'e always used have a sign telling you to do just that .

 

A video camera would probably pick up your movements over the keypad very easily, that and the card number as you put the card in the slot.

 

Quite a few people have mistaken the new illuminated green card slots on the new cash machines as card skimmers, when they were actually introduced to try and stop the practice!

[d71146]

I never ever use cash points unless they are located inside the building society or bank,always try to remember to get 'cash back' at the supermarket or similar.

[Strix]

I never ever use cash points unless they are located inside the building society or bank,always try to remember to get 'cash back' at the supermarket or similar.

... unless you're paying by credit card