http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/ Engadget Comments for ATM skimmers: now with SMS notification built right in http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/Oct 10th 2008 3:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/Oct 10th 2008 4:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/
And it's queit easy to track someone by phone number, there is number of services doing that, here, in Europe.]]>Oct 10th 2008 4:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/Oct 10th 2008 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/Oct 10th 2008 3:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/Oct 10th 2008 3:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/Oct 10th 2008 4:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/Oct 10th 2008 6:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/Oct 10th 2008 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/
Right, because these criminals are going to be so DUMB as to use a cell phone with GPS on it to receive their SMS messages.]]>Oct 10th 2008 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/Oct 29th 2008 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/I can't wait to get swindled by one of these bad boys.]]>Oct 10th 2008 4:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/The only answer is to restrict yourself to using a few ATMs that you can become familiar with the layout of, and STAY ALERT!
Have to say, Frank's point is a good one.]]>Oct 10th 2008 4:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/
Because this thing optically scans the front and back of the card and does OCR?

Um, no.]]>Oct 10th 2008 6:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/Oct 10th 2008 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Card_Security_Code]]>Oct 11th 2008 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/Here goes my primary source of income.]]>Oct 10th 2008 6:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/Oct 10th 2008 7:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/
Which is why I never take cash out of the ATM. Ever. Always walk into the bank. Everywhere takes cards anyway, which is a lot more secure. I know they aren't perfect (bars are the worst offender) but they are a lot better than the random ATM plunked down at the s'leven in the middle of nowhere.]]>Oct 10th 2008 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/Oct 10th 2008 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/Oct 10th 2008 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/ dur.
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On topic: On the plus side, those of us savvy enough to recognize them (and unlucky enough to encounter them) will be able to steal them and sell them on the black market for profits!
(I'd probably just mod it to SMS me every time my cat door opened or something.)]]>Oct 10th 2008 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/
I wish. There was this case here in Ireland about someone who took one. Guess what happened? The people who put in their in the first place murdered the person who took it.

Ed.]]>Oct 10th 2008 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/Oct 10th 2008 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/Oct 10th 2008 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/Oct 10th 2008 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/Oct 10th 2008 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/
The only answer can be: it is cheaper blaming the customers and the banks don't feel the pain yet.]]>Oct 10th 2008 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/
The point is that it would be difficult to justify a jamming device through the FCC for commercial use, and after you did it could have adverse effects on nearby equipment.]]>Oct 10th 2008 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/atm-skimmers-now-with-sms-notification-built-right-in/]]>Oct 21st 2008 11:45PM