PN33 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Along the theme of a night of crime in Dulwich, something very odd occurred last night at the cash machine just past the Co-Op on Lordship Lane. My friend went to take some cash out, and the machine would not return his card... it kept flashing as ATMs do when they're trying to give it back, but it was seemingly stuck. Turns out there was quite a clever little device on the ATM, which fits in front of the card machine slot and allows cards to go in but not come back out. Fortunately my mate was aware of these things and ripped it off, but it is worrying that their intention was obviously for someone less savvy to just accept that the card had been swallowed and walk off, then they'd obviously remove the device and wait for your cash and card. The freakiest thing about it was knowing that for their scam to work they must have been close by watching us, bar stewards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianr Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Barclays? Cf http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,602783,602811 and http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,568535,573505. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PN33 Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 no not Barclays, it was sort of attached to the Co-Op.... you know there is 3 machines before you get to Barclays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianr Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 HSBC then. The scammers are branching out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djfitz Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Unlikely related (but I'll stir things up anyway;) )The machine at the Sainsbury's Local up at the Plough has been out of order, saying: "We are unable to return your card" with frightening regularity. Practically every time I've been up there for the last week to get cash it's said it.Is this a fraud issue or are customers inserting cards coated with jam or other delicious doughnut fillings?The people have a right to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul32A Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I don't like doughnuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordLaneship Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Not even Krispy Kremes? I like a good stuffing of custard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul32A Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Nope, not even those. I like scotch eggs instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordLaneship Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Mini eggs rock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClareC Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Ive noticed that!! Annoying as have to go to Lloyds - not far but a hassle getting across the road! Or pop in for cash back and spend ?40 on stuff you didn't know you needed ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul32A Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 It is annoying ClareC not as annoying as sainos being closed on a Saturday morning when you want to buy some jumbo scotch eggs though, is it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazeykat Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 The Post office next to Sainsburys Local has a cash machine, no need to cross the road to Lloyds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMacGabhann Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Last weekend the Sainsbury's, the Lloyd's and the post office cashies up that way were all borked. The costcutter opposite the library has one as well which I remembered just in time - charges the usual hefty ?1.75 or so mind you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireClaire Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Wrt the cash machine outside the Sainsbury's Local up by the PloughAs far as I know, they had a break-in several weeks ago, and I gather the cash machine was damaged in the process. They seemed to repair the brickwork around it or something, but the cash machine itself has not been working since the break-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul32A Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I SAID:I don't like doughnuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisiana Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 According to one of the traders, Sainbury's at the Plough has been hit twice recently (not once).There's also been a theft or attempted theft of cash box from a trader who was going to the bank.And several attempts to break in to another shop, with intruder on last occasion trying to disable CCTV by cutting through cables to the building...The verdict from one trader is that since Sainsbury's Local has opened attention seems to have been drawn to the area (more people about but unfortunately less trade for the traders other than Sainsbury's) and in their view there's been a sharp upswing in offences or attempted offences (including attacks on the cash machine). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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