Card skimming on ATMs

[Calsug]

Just a word of warning I'm pretty sure I had my card cloned on Thursday evening whilst using one of Barclays ATMs on lordship lane. Luckily Natwest stopped someone in the Philippines withdrawing a sizeable sum of money yesterday but still it's a pain and a horrible feeling to think someone has stolen your details. Keep any eye out to see if the card slot looks different etc... I generally check so this one must have looked pretty good

Calsug

[Loz]

It happens and is REALLY hard to spot. ALWAYS cover you hand with complete and utter paranoia whenever you enter your pin. I generally use my wallet or the Metro/ES if I have them to hand.

And that includes shops. There are CCTV cameras pointed at you...

[pinecone]

Which machine? The one on the corner or the one on the street?

[EPB]

Whenever it's possible I use the cash-back facility at the Co-op. It means waiting to be served by a real human checkout assistant, but it's worth it for the peace of mind.

I sure that Sainsburys and Tesco do cash-back as well - worth checking.

[Calsug]

pinecone Wrote:

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> Which machine? The one on the corner or the one

> on the street?

No it was the one in the middle

[Mustard]

It could have been somewhere else and they had been sitting on the details for a while. Mine was cloned once a while ago, not sure where though, but think it might have been a petrol station. My bank phoned me one Saturday to ask if I was in Germany and had tried to withdraw some money. I wasn't and thankfully the bank hadn't allowed the transaction.

[MelonSmasher]

watch out for the atms in the hsbc primark vicinity in peckham. Best way is to grab the card insert bit, shake it to test its legit, cover pin. I also throw in a few 'decoy' pin entries while covering with other hand without actually pushing button, although this last measure could be paranoia after years of hard drug use, who knows

[caz]

Not an ATM problem but a warning to anyone who uses PayPal. Someone managed to hack their way into my account and bought themselves a lovely new computer with my money. I'm sure other EDF'rs are not as lazy as me but in case you are make sure you use a dedicated password for PayPal.

[Cazz]

Warning - my card was cloned at Sainsbury Dog Kennel Hill.

The ATM furthest from the exit doors