Be careful using ATM's in midtown. (Scott, Duane: money, paid, places)

[D. Scott]

I disrupted a person placing a skimming device in the Lobby ATM where I work yesterday. Upon speaking to PD I was informed they discovered skimmers in Rock center and a few other local places. Here is a link to some info about skimmers. The one I found if it was placed on the machine would have been very hard to detect. They are especially prevalent on generic ATM's.


A Handy Way to Foil ATM Skimmer Scams — Krebs on Security

[Johnnysoto11]

Desperate times call for desperate measures

[Above Average Bear]

Originally Posted by D. Scott

I disrupted a person placing a skimming device in the Lobby ATM where I work yesterday. Upon speaking to PD I was informed they discovered skimmers in Rock center and a few other local places. Here is a link to some info about skimmers. The one I found if it was placed on the machine would have been very hard to detect. They are especially prevalent on generic ATM's.


A Handy Way to Foil ATM Skimmer Scams — Krebs on Security

Thanks for the post D. Scott, never really paid attention when taking money out of an ATM, I will now!

[bigjake54]

Originally Posted by D. Scott

I disrupted a person placing a skimming device

By "disrupted", I hope you mean "kicked the crap out of" ...

[Chava61]

Good to know although I am not in Midtown regularly these days.

[prospectheightsresident]

I always use my free hand as a shield when entering my pin and try to solely use bank branch ATM machines.

[BBMW]

I always look over the machines before I use them, cover my hand typing the pin, and never use generic machines (I use Chase, so there's always a branch or Duane Reade handy.)

[RecentlyMoved]

I stick to doing cash back transactions at grocery stores.

[r small]

I may be the only person on the planet that's never used an ATM machine. If I need cash I go to my local bank. Inside.

[vision33r]

I only carry about $20-40 ever, hardly use cash. CC are much better and I get paid to use it.