Bazj Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Skimmer devices have been found in Cheshire......this one was discovered at Morrisons in Warrington yesterday ! Please take care and remain vigilant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila_P Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 There was another one found at a machine in Holes Lane, Woolston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 OMG whch Morrisons machine was it found on as I used the HSBC one there on Tuesday night !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted January 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 don't know.... just told it was the Morrisons at Stockton Heath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 I'm worried. How do you know if you've been skimmed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted January 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 When all your money starts disappearing out of your account I would guess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Same as any other month then So..... not seen/heard it on the local news yet, where did you hear it from and was there any advice what to do if you might have used one of the machines in the past few days, or week, or month..... depending on how long it's been there for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 I watched a program last week where they actually interviewed some of the Romanian (I think) gangs that were carrying out a lot of the skimming. Their attitude was that that this wasn't that bad because everyone's card is protected so they're not actually robbing the public but the big corporate banks. I suppose that's ok then! Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila_P Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 It's on the Cheshire Police Alert site. Here it is. As you will see, the card machine isn't specifically identified. MORRISONS SUPERMARKET GREENALLS AVENUE LATE STORE HOLES LANE WOOLSTON On 29/01/2014 skimming devices have been found attached to the cash machines at the above locations. Skimming devices use hidden electronics to steal the personal information stored on your card and record your PIN number to access the cash in your account. ALWAYS PAY ATTENTION TO OBJECTS MOUNTED ON THE ATM OR LOCATED CLOSE BY A pinhole or off-colour piece of plastic could give away a camera's hiding place.Some ATM skimming schemes employ fake keypads in lieu of cameras to capture PIN numbers. Just like the card skimmers that fit over the ATM's true card slot, skimming keypads are designed to mimic the keypad's design and fit over it like a glove. If you notice that the keypad on your ATM seems to protrude oddly from the surface around it, or if you spy an odd color change between the pad and the rest of the ATM, it could be a fake.If anyone has any information to assist the Local Police, please contact us on 101or alternatively via Crime stoppers on 0800 555 111 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted January 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 I heard it off a mate who works for Cheshire Fire Brigade Dizzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila_P Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Ooops, it implies that all of them were fitted with one. Change your pin number, Dizzy and check with your bank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Shouldn't the Banks regularly inspect their ATMs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 I tried to ring my bank ealier Shiela just to enquite. Automated service kept asking me for certain digits of my password....what password ? It finally gave up and let me speak to a person... in India I think (well an indian sounding person anyway) That person then went through security after I explained I did not know my password and asked various things like direct debits going from my account blah blah blah......and then they asked me for certain numbers of my password.... AARGH !! Anyway they couldn't talk to me then cos I'd failed the security test. They probably wouldn't have understood me anyway the minute I mentioned skimming and Morrisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 If i have any queries like that i go into the bank and ask to speak to somebody behind the counter. at least that way you can see the person you are talking to and they may better understand any problems you may have instead of reffering to a crib sheet. also if you are not happy with their answers you can ask to se the manager so he/she can reassure you that you have indeed been ripped off or not as the case may be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 There is a lot to be said for queueing up in your local branch & getting money over the counter during opening hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Unfortunately our local bank closes at 3.30pm every day so i couldn't go in. Will be doing later though so fingers crossed EEK !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francine Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Don't worry Dizzy banks are open Saturday, get your savings checked. It happened to me 3 years ago and its not a nice feeling when all yours savings start disappearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 That's awful, did you get it back Francine ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 I just warned one of my friends who lives round the corner from the Holes Lane machine and he raises an interesting point in that given the banks know which cash points we use on a regular basis, why haven't the banks notified people to change their pin numbers? Maybe its me just being a bit cynical but do the banks actually insure themselves against such losses because if they do they don't really need to do anything and just add the costs onto our normal bank charges. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Warning from the police.. http://www.cheshire.police.uk/news--appeals/latest-news/2014/02/police-warn-cheshire-residents.aspx?lang=en-gb&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Dizzy, one of the benefits of Twitter is that warnings like this are put on by the police as well as getting info. from the motorway police about any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 I sometimes check the police twitter feeds for Warrington now Peter as I can read them without having to be a twitterette. I don't realy want to join twitter as I'd never use it anyway... ha ha I used to say that about facebook I KNOW I registered and joined the Chesire Police Alert site before xmas and that was good. It did freak me out as the first few days I received emails and and saw reports of a house break in not far from me and other stuff too. None of it was reported in any of the news pages. Then I tried to go back on a week or so later as I'd stopped receiving emails but just thought there were no crimes going on but the local news reports were saying differently .....and it said I wasn't registered with them... but I was. So I requested my password again which they sent to my email address (so I must have been registered) and tried again. AND NOW I've been waiting over 3 weeks to be validated again for some reason Perhaps they think I'm dodgy or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 I started filling that in, but part way through, I thought that the information was too personal considering I just wanted to be kept informed. So I stopped. I need to talk to the boys in blue to find out why they want so much personal detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Blimey what were they asking you Peter as I don't remember being asked anything too personal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 I wonder how many villains use the police tweets to try & keep one step ahead of the police ? Of course , one of the problems now with all these social network sites is that people tell everybody including the villains when they will be away on holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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