What is this Cybercrime?
- Criminal installs a small camera above ATM keypad
- Criminal installs a magnetic card copier in the ATM Card slot
- When person uses ATM card, magnetic card copier copies the card data electonically and camera captures the PIN.
- For this, person needs physical access to the ATM before and after the crime.
Prevention
- Hide keypad when entering the PIN during transaction.
- Look for uneven/abnormal ATM card entry slot
Solution in case of incident
- Block the said ATM card by contacting bank
- Inform nearest Police Station and register a complaint including details of place where transaction was done and date-time of transaction. Also supply updated pass-book.
- Write an application to Bank Manager including case details to return the debited money.
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