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ATM
Skimming, Bank account stealing - 3 Romanians on trial in
St. Maarten |
Reports out of St.
Maarten, state that 3 Romanian nationals ages, 22, 32 & 38
are currently on trial for attempting to defraud money via
automatic teller machines (ATMs) in St. Maarten.
The three were arrested on Feb 2, after reports of
suspicious activity at a Windward Islands Bank (WIB)
automated teller machine (ATM) in the Simpson Bay area. They
were found in possession of a "skimming" device and a large
amount of money (US and Euro).
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Skimming
When skimming, scammers attach a device to the card entry
slot of the ATM. This records the details of card's magnetic
strips as they are inserted into the machine. A miniature
camera is hidden at an angle overlooking the PIN pad which
allows the criminals to capture the PIN number being
entered. The crooks then build cloned cards which are
then used to steal money from the victim's accounts.
The problem is global and to combat it banking institutions
in some countries have installed anti-skimming devices. One
such company is Lloyds TSB who in 2006., announced it was
installing such devices on all of its UK ATMs. |
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