Hi All, One simple tip - Insert the card and press CANCEL if your card is returned you can be pretty sure the ATM is not comprised. Reinsert your card, provide PIN and proceed as normal.
On 2 August 2011 15:36, Shepherd, Perren <[email protected]> wrote: > FNB offers a service called Send Money. The recipient does not need to have > a bank account, but does require a cell phone number. Money sent in this way > can be drawn at an ATM without a card. If a card is not inserted into the > ATM then there is a prompt for a cell phone number at some point. I would > guess that the card reader had been tampered with and did not recognize that > a card had been inserted. The software could not have been tampered with. If > you normally use a card at an ATM then you would not normally see the > request for a cell number. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > meindert hoving > Sent: 02 August 2011 03:23 PM > To: The Observatory Neighbourhood watch > Subject: [obsnw] Re: ATM Scams - How it happens > > I'm intrigued by the cell phone part of this story. I never seen a ATM > ask for a cell phone number?? > Was the ATM tampered with or was the guy just skimming the card and > trying to get her PIN code? > > > On Aug 2, 7:09 am, "David Raphael" <[email protected]> wrote: > > We all need to be aware - see below > > > > David Raphael > > > > 072 065 7223 > > > > _____ > > > > From: Tony Schreiber [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: 01 August 2011 20:59 > > To: NW Fishoek Paris & Gill Zanos; NW Heldervue (Wendy van Rooy); NW OBS > > David Raphael; Ian/Jenny Findlay (NW SWest); NW TBKWatch > > Subject: suspect vehicle > > > > Hi > > > > have you come across this vehicle before? > > > > Sunday 31 July, 15h40 FNB ATM Park n Shop, Meadowridge. > > > > My daughter had an attempted card scamming at the FNB ATM. It appears as > if > > the machine had been interfered with as when she put in her card it > didn't > > seem to be read, the ads continued and then she was asked for her > cellphone > > number. When she tried to cancel the transaction the screen kept > reverting > > to this request and at the same time a black male pushed up close behind > her > > and began harassing her to enter her pin. She eventually did this but hid > > the keypad. When her card came out the man grabbed it and told her she > had > > to try again. She told him to leave her alone and he joined his companion > in > > a silver Polo reg CA 746 753. > > > > She phoned me and I immediately drove to the centre but there was no sign > of > > the men or the vehicle. I got out of my car to check the ATM and while I > was > > there they drove up and parked next to me. The passenger got out, dressed > > very smartly in a dark blue pin-strip collared shirt and grey pants, > pointed > > brown expensive looking shoes. I went to the back of their vehicle and > > radioed the reg in to Control. Unfortunately they saw my radio and took > off > > at high speed. I followed but lost them just before Ladies Mile. Many > thanks > > to the other patrollers who assisted me to check all the ATMs in the > Tokai > > Constantia and Main Rd area. > > > > -- > > > > regards > > Tony (082 707 7255) > > > > please visit -http://tonyschreiber.blogspot.com/ > > > > Twitter: @TonySchreiber1 > > > > www.bkmwatch.org.zahttp:// > www.bkmwatch.org.za/Terms.aspxhttp://www.bkmwatch.org.za/Privacy.aspx > > " Time and again those who profess to be good seem to clearly outnumber > > those who are evil; yet those who are evil seem to prevail too often. > Seldom > > is it the numbers that determine the outcome, but whether those who claim > to > > be good are willing to stand up and fight for what they know to be right > > (ibid) " > > > > _____ > > > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG -www.avg.com > > Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1518/3803 - Release Date: 08/01/11 > > > > image001.gif > > 3KViewDownload > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en. > > To read FirstRand Bank's Disclaimer for this email click on the following > address or copy into your Internet browser: > https://www.fnb.co.za/disclaimer.html > > If you are unable to access the Disclaimer, send a blank e-mail to > [email protected] and we will send you a copy of the > Disclaimer. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. 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