Would you have spotted the fraud?

Sat, Jan 23, 2010

While keeping up with KrebsOnSecurity I came across an interesting article about ATM fraud.

Have a look at this ATM machine…

Aside from the graffiti do you see anything particularly bothersome about it? How about a close-up on the card slot:

Well I didn’t see anything wrong with this picture either. It turns out there is a faceplate added to the card slot that captures your ATM card information:

Having your card number is only half the challenge. Now they need to get your pin. Well how about a hidden camera and a cell phone to send an sms message after capturing your pin input?

You can see more details in the next picture:

I stumbled across these pictures on a post titled “Would you have spotted the Fraud?” that talked about how easily it is to steal your ATM card information and siphon money from your bank account.

This kind of scam is crazy scary, almost impossible to detect for the average person…