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Title: bank card fraud
Post by: Andy B on 29 August 2023, 13:56:58
yesterday evening Mrs B went to a cashpoint at a petrol station/Co-op to get cash for our daughter. She commented at the time that it was a grotty, dirty thing.
For what ever reason .... 6th sense  :-\ .... she looked at her on-line banking on her phone when we got back home less than an hour later. There had been 3 payments of around £35 to a local shop selling 'back to school' stuff .... uniforms, pens etc and 3 payments to Next on line for around £40/£45 taken from her bank. In total around £250
She obviously phoned her bank to sort it out .... hadn't quite tied the cashpoint & the fraud together .... but talking to her bank, that's exactly where the fraud had taken place.

All sorted now & the money was back in her account last night, but just goes to how quick these buggers are. And would they have taken more if Mrs B hadn't noticed as quick?
Title: Re: bank card fraud
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 29 August 2023, 14:11:16
How did that work then?  ???

Some kind of scanner attached to the cashpoint that swiped Mr B's card details?  :-\
Title: Re: bank card fraud
Post by: Andy B on 29 August 2023, 14:13:09
How did that work then?  ???

Some kind of scanner attached to the cashpoint that swiped Mrs B's card details?  :-\

we assume so ....  :-\
Title: Re: bank card fraud
Post by: STEMO on 29 August 2023, 14:19:01
How did that work then?  ???

Some kind of scanner attached to the cashpoint that swiped Mr B's card details?  :-\
That scam has only been going for about 20 years  ;D
Title: Re: bank card fraud
Post by: STEMO on 29 August 2023, 14:21:06
I hope the bank cancelled the card and sent a new one out.
Title: Re: bank card fraud
Post by: Andy B on 29 August 2023, 14:25:00
I hope the bank cancelled the card and sent a new one out.

Yes to both  :y :y
Title: Re: bank card fraud
Post by: Andy B on 29 August 2023, 14:25:58
How did that work then?  ???

Some kind of scanner attached to the cashpoint that swiped Mr B's card details?  :-\
That scam has only been going for about 20 years  ;D

I've heard of it but have yet to see anything untoward on a cashpoint  :-\
Title: Re: bank card fraud
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 29 August 2023, 14:41:07
As they shopped on line I would immagine the bank/police will have gained acces to thier delivety address so thay can go pick the fraudsters up. :y
Title: Re: bank card fraud
Post by: STEMO on 29 August 2023, 14:43:09
As they shopped on line I would immagine the bank/police will have gained acces to thier delivety address so thay can go pick the fraudsters up. :y
Police won't be interested, just tell you to ring action fraud.
Title: Re: bank card fraud
Post by: Andy B on 29 August 2023, 15:17:40
As they shopped on line I would immagine the bank/police will have gained acces to thier delivety address so thay can go pick the fraudsters up. :y
I've no idea how it works cos I've never done it, but you can have stuff delivered to the big yellow Amazon lockers .... you then show a barcode & it opens the appropriate locker door (I've collected stuff from them for my daughter) no delivery address required.
Title: Re: bank card fraud
Post by: STEMO on 29 August 2023, 17:00:48
As they shopped on line I would immagine the bank/police will have gained acces to thier delivety address so thay can go pick the fraudsters up. :y
I've no idea how it works cos I've never done it, but you can have stuff delivered to the big yellow Amazon lockers .... you then show a barcode & it opens the appropriate locker door (I've collected stuff from them for my daughter) no delivery address required.
Six police cars and man with a deerstalker and magnifying glass hanging around would probably tip them off  ;D
Title: Re: bank card fraud
Post by: Andy B on 29 August 2023, 17:33:35
As they shopped on line I would immagine the bank/police will have gained acces to thier delivety address so thay can go pick the fraudsters up. :y
I've no idea how it works cos I've never done it, but you can have stuff delivered to the big yellow Amazon lockers .... you then show a barcode & it opens the appropriate locker door (I've collected stuff from them for my daughter) no delivery address required.
Six police cars and man with a deerstalker and magnifying glass hanging around would probably tip them off  ;D
;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: bank card fraud
Post by: dave the builder on 29 August 2023, 19:00:53
As they shopped on line I would immagine the bank/police will have gained acces to thier delivety address so thay can go pick the fraudsters up. :y
I've no idea how it works cos I've never done it, but you can have stuff delivered to the big yellow Amazon lockers .... you then show a barcode & it opens the appropriate locker door (I've collected stuff from them for my daughter) no delivery address required.
Six police cars and man with a deerstalker and magnifying glass hanging around would probably tip them off  ;D
The Rozzers wouldn't throw anything like that amount of resources at it  ::)

unless the fraudster ordered "Gollywogs" on the card  :o
Title: Re: bank card fraud
Post by: Mister Rog on 30 August 2023, 00:07:59
Not quite the same

But how about a pay-by-phone parking notice where using the number actually gets you signed up to a video streaming service in Cyprus at £39.99 per month. Happened to the Mrs, it all got sorted out ok and the one payment got refunded somehow.
Title: Re: bank card fraud
Post by: TheBoy on 30 August 2023, 00:12:56
Not quite the same

But how about a pay-by-phone parking notice where using the number actually gets you signed up to a video streaming service in Cyprus at £39.99 per month. Happened to the Mrs, it all got sorted out ok and the one payment got refunded somehow.
Ah, she fell into millenial mode.  Remind her a phone is for call people ;D