Unique tricks to steal money from ATMs

The vault in the middle of the street always elicits greed of bad guys and makes them find countless ways to withdraw, from using modern equipment, music players to bulldozers to picking up ATMs.

Attach the theft device in the ATM room

There are criminal groups who have installed a device to steal an ATM machine to steal ATM cards and PINs. They will sit close by to receive information transmitted under the wireless signal from that device to their handheld device.

Additional equipment installed makes many people believe that it is a normal ATM machine of the bank. A shell placed in front of the ATM card slot will read the card number and transmit the signal. At the same time, a wireless camera under the leaflet box will "see" the user's password. Thieves will use this data to make fake cards withdrawing money from ATMs.

The device will be attached to the ATM card slot.

After it is tied up.

A wireless camera is secretly attached to the flyer box.

Ready to record keypress operation.

Use the "swallow" card

Some criminals have attached thin plastic pieces (double-sided adhesive) into the card slot of ATM. At that time, the ATM will not be able to read the card and the user has to enter the password several times and still find the card stuck, can't get it out, leave it and come to the bank the next day to get it back. The criminal can play a helper who has memorized the password, waiting for the person to withdraw the money, remove the card and withdraw the money.

Do not accept "helpers" at ATMs.

Use an MP3 player

Maxwell Parsons, 41, is the "leader" of a stealing group in the UK, used a normal MP3 player to bypass ATMs, steal information about cards and withdraw money.

He used an MP3 device to record data transmitted from cash dispensers located at strictly unprotected points such as bars and bowling rooms . This player collected "tunes" with the same key. like the sound from the fax machine. The data is then converted into readable numbers via a standalone computer program purchased from Ukraine or a connected device (modem line tap) purchased from Canada.

Parsons had withdrawn £ 200,000 but one day he was sitting on a car with a wrong turn, he was also asked by the police and happened to be exposed to a fake bank card. At Parsons' home in Manchester, they also found criminal equipment, 26 fake and duplicate bank cards. After that, the criminal was fined 32 months in prison.

Be quick to the bank's error

On January 15, a rare situation occurred when Nationwide ATM at Barton Road (Stretford, England) always released 60 tables when asked to withdraw £ 30. Immediately, within 6 hours, hundreds of people lined up to wait for money to withdraw from this machine. At peak time there were 50 people surrounding the machine. Some people use the card to withdraw more than 5 times, others quickly call their relatives to bring the card.

The incident caused Nationwide bank losses of more than £ 10,000. However, Nationwide officials said they had the right to contact those who withdraw money and request a return, otherwise they would be charged with stealing under the 1968 law.

" We are disappointed because no one has reported the incident, " the bank spokesman said. " We only know when the Manchester Evening News reporter calls ."

Break the machine from . underground and with a digger

At about 4:30 am on January 11, thieves got at least 1,000 pounds from a Royal Bank of Scotland cash machine at the Sports Center Waterfront Leisure Complex in Greenock (England). ). The group crawled up the slope of the building, smashed the window, slipped inside and removed the ATM machine from the floor of the reception area.

The thieves are so strong that they bring the whole machine to the waiting car outside. " This is a very rare incident because the location is near the police station and the area is very quiet, " said Inspector John Dearie.

More cruel, in the early morning of January 15, a group of robbers used a bulldozer to storm the Co-op Local store in Mulbarton, breaking a wall and then lifting the ATM machine containing £ 21,000. This car is also stolen.