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(Message started by: Not4Hire on Jun 9^th, 2003, 11:36pm)

Title: Not CH....ATM card scam....
Post by Not4Hire on Jun 9^th, 2003, 11:36pm

just a heads-up on one I never heard of:

Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 11:33 PM
Subject: RCMP MESSAGE

The following advisory has been passed on to us from the local RCMP Detachment.
Thieves are putting a thin clear, rigid plastic "sleeve" into the ATM card slot. When you insert your card, the machine cannot read the strip, so it keeps asking you to re-enter your pin number.
Meanwhile, someone behind you watches as you enter and re-enter your number.
Eventually you give up, thinking the machine has captured your card and walk away. The thieves then remove the plastic sleeve complete with card, and empty your account. The way to avoid this is to run your finger along the card slot before you put your card in.
The sleeve has a couple of tiny prongs that the thieves need to get it out of the slot, and you will be able to feel them. Law enforcement would like as many people as possible to be aware of this scam, so please pass this information on to your friends and family and associates.

Hope yer all PF.....N4

Title: Re: Not CH....ATM card scam....
Post by BobG on Jun 10^th, 2003, 4:40am

After reading that I kinda snickered and said to myself "Now that's just plain dumb"

But, being curious ( and bored. I'm at work and it's to early for a nap) I looked it up and found

it's a true scam >:(

The 'Lebanese Loop' trick.
The crime is called "card withholding."

click this
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blatm-scam.htm