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This scam has been going on here in Holland for a while. They have decided to put a sticker on the ATM showing how the original ATM looks like and advises you if it does not look the same as in the sticker than dont use it. My question is what would stop from someone making a different sticker to put on top of that to match their setup?

Here is a link to see how it's done. http://www.utexas.edu/admin/utpd/atm.html]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/
The beauty of this scam is that the ATM works as normal, and you get both your credit card and your cash. The thieves can wait a couple of months before using the copy of your credit card, making it a lot more difficult for the police to track them down.

The latest version of these fake covers used a really small card reader and a tiny web cam to read the pin code, in stead of the cover for the numerical keypad. The two were connected wirelessly. Pretty neat!]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/Dec 19th 2005 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/Dec 19th 2005 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/Dec 19th 2005 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/
£1000's of pounds were stolen from victims

by looking at the picture above it would be so easy to fall for!]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/Dec 19th 2005 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/Dec 19th 2005 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/Dec 19th 2005 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/Dec 19th 2005 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/Dec 19th 2005 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/Dec 19th 2005 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/
The reason why is that if these machines can be so easily tampered with, and the machine's owners aren't vigilant to prevent it, who is to say the crooks wont install dummy finger/retina scanners to capture themselves a copy of your bio ID? The potential for abuse will then grow stronger, even if they can't immediately put that data to practical use.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/Dec 19th 2005 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/Dec 19th 2005 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/
The card slot's up top, so how's that gonna work?]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/
Um...ever seen 'Demolition Man' ?

JK - I doubt your eye would be viable for very long after it has been dug out.

I must admit, I never have liked the kind of machines that hold your card internally during the transaction...I know that there is a certain positive security aspect to it of course (if a stolen card is inserted...the machine just keeps it), but I've always been leary...

Sounds like it doesn't matter though. The fake facades can aparently emulate all different kinds of interfaces.

Devious though it is, I find criminal inovation to be simply fascinating. But I agree with #3, criminal talent is just talent that is being poorly channeled and could be put to more productive uses...]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/Dec 19th 2005 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/I read an article ages ago (might have even been on here) about someone faking fingerprints with gummi bears... They also tried to fake the retina scans with digital photos but that didn't work.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/
An an addition to the output of the machine that captures the real bills and delivers an equivalent amount in counterfit bills. Then, there is no need to use the persons credit card because you are just collecting the cash.

When they wise up and bust you, you'll get nailed on two accounts - counterfiting and atm tampering!

Has this been done before?]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/29/beware-phony-atm-facades/
There was a TV programme with loads of different types of devices that could work at an ATM: The "Lebanese Loop" is common - it physically holds the card and wont give it to the owner, but the thief can get it out. Others included having a white plastic cylinder with a camera in it, the fraudsters made it look like part of the ATM and the customers didn't notice.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:12AM