WARNING PLEASE BE VERY AWARE Old Kent Road Tesco?s ATM

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Kim B. 30th Oct 2021

WARNING WARNING PLEASE BE VERY AWARE Old Kent Road Tesco?s ATM. Dear neighbours I?m writing this post to warn you all about getting cash out of theATMS at Tesco old Kent road. Unfortunately yesterday that was exactly what I did to my cost, it was abt 3.30-4pm I put my card in and tapped my pin I am always very aware of people around me but 3 men came out of nowhere and surrounded me trying to tell me that the machine didn?t work and it takes your card as one was shouting at me from one side one of the others came up

behind me and the other to the other side of me waving papers shouting it?s not working but I heard him press the cancel button I started shouting back off get away from me but they had already taken my bank card luckily I was able to freeze my card before he even left the car park but one of the others tried to stay around and delay me from what I was doing saying if you put your birthday year in it will give you your card back ?? did make me smile as if I was that silly they were trying to get my pin. I was aware and able to stop them from getting any money straight away but please please be very careful if you have to use those ATMS even Tesco?s tell you not to use them!!!

DESCRIPTION OF THE MEN

It was 3 men 1st- olive skin about 5?5 abt 25-30 chubby was wearing a dark (black) 3/4 length coat with hood up had papers in his hand and mask 2nd man- white about 5?9 abt 30 skinny wearing a grey baseball hat and green top grey tracky bottoms sorry but could give any description of the 3rd he stayed behind me at all times

Frances Ma

Kim B Report it to 111 with the time and location. As I wrote below I?ve encountered them and they?re aggressive. The thought of them doing it to someone vulnerable- and it?s mostly vulnerable people on their own who?ll get taken in. Those guys are really vile scumbags.

They sound like guys I encountered at the post office ATM on Southwark Park Road. The description matches. A few years ago when the Santander bank was open I got my card taken by the same scam. Luckily my bank refunded the money. At the time I even thanked the guy! It didn?t occur to me that having a scarf over your face might mean something wasn?t right.

When the guys at the post office did the same thing I turned around and really looked at them. Then I asked them to back away and took my money out. If you hit the cancel button that?s how they end up with your card.

It really sounds like the same guys as they were shouty and one was aggressive.

It?s a good reminder for us all to be vigilant though and look around us. Coming up to Christmas I?m sure all of the crooks are going to be out! I?m pleased you?re ok though. I was a bit shaken encountering them. You?ve suddenly got three guys yelling at you and trying to confuse you. Thanks for letting us know. They must do some kind of circuit.

Kim B

Frances Ma I never thought to report it as didn?t think they could do much but I will report it because as someone said the police could set up a decoy. It seems to be what they think are vulnerable women they go for. If I can do something to help stop it I will.

Peter Niven

I had a similar experience to yours, Kim B, some months ago at the Lloyds branch on Camberwell Green. They don't sound like the same perpetrators but it's a common enough attempt for getting your cash. I am not a small guy -- I shouldered them out of the way ....