ATM's and other bank machines...A warning.

 Was out and about last night, and needed to grab some cash for a purchase.
Stopped by my bank branch and went to machine, slipped my card in and stopped, felt something not quite right just prior to entering my pin number. So I look at slot where I just slid my card though, and I grab the edge of the slot and it popped off into my hand. It was a card skimmer indeed.

Held it up for others in line to see an people started freaking out big time, can't blame them, its about money.
After calling cops an the bank line, I look closer an slam my hand on the Pin pad hood cover, and it had a false  roof inside an it fell into my hands as well lol.

Being a bit of a geek, I listed One, nokia cell phone camera, two nokia cell phone batteries and and the needed board with a CF storage card slot, and wireless transmitter with a interesting antennae aray on it.

The skimmer, was about 10mm think an was pressed on over the slot where you slide your card into the machine, it was flashing the same green as the other terminals and after close examination I realized that this cover only took up a mm or two of room and when placed back over the slot, was very hard to see that it was not normal. it was made to pass the atm slots light right through itself.

Three weeks prior, I caught a car load of guys in lot with a laptop doing what looked like Warchalking, though when they seen me looking they slammed the laptop shut an fled, I reported the incident and plate number as it was malicious in my guess about the situation, now it makes perfect sense.

In hindsight, I should have put it back on an took a couple days off to watch for the guys to come get the skimmer and then called cops, as the skimmer had its own memory and coin cell power supply, but needed to be plugged in to recover data.

So, I am off to the bank this morning, as my face is all over atm machines security and just to let my bank manager know what went down on her machines in her branch.


Moral, Every single time I put my card into a slot, or swipe at a atm or remote location, I will try an remove the machine covers and pieces till I am satisfied its original.

Jmtc

WR

Nice find WR!

I hate a-holes like this. I've had my card replaced 7 times since Dec. 25th. I'm at the point where I don't bother using it anymore (great way to save cash...lol). Mine never happen at the bank machines but in gas stations when not paying at the pumps and going to the attendant (after looking at your pics, not sure thats now safe either). There's a local Sub shop that I no longer use as on 4 accounts that was the last time I used the card. You figure by now they'd revoke their debit machines but Nooooo! I think everyone at my local branch now knows me on a first name basis as every time I'm in there it's to replace a card

Getting tired of jerks like these, why don't they get real jobs like the rest of us... #$#@$@!!!!

Thanks Woodhole, omg 7 times?
Thats insane honestly.

Green machines have that translucent piece as well, you just dont see that in back side of that picture well.
Its identical if I am not mistaken.

Thats why I was shocked, once it was on the slot, it added maybe 2-3mm to it,they curved the outside to hide the shape, and was identical.

WR

Edit: It also, the camera portion, had a cut out to accomadate the anti-tamper pin pan hood relief, its hard to see, but the cut out runs under the nokia batteries, and when you look at a normal pin pan hood, it has a casting that protrudes downward from the top to make it hard to stick something to it. Obviously it was not enough counter measure.

Wow. Kind of a wake-up call that this stuff actually happens and I should be more cautious about where I use my cards. There is TD bank right by my house too, wonder if it's the same one?

I've never been to that one in particular, usually only the Scotiabank or the CIBC. If I'm on Whyte ave I'll usually just take out money from the machines inside the bar. But now I'm thinking I should just carry a bit of cash on me instead like you suggested to try to minimize my ATM use 

Slid back into branch late yesterday to grab a couple bucks for weekend, and realized I still had to slide my card through a debit pin pad at the bank tellers window lol.

(I want retina scanners or finger print scanners in conjunction with my card) lol.
TD Rep told me, they cover all loses through Debit and or EasyWeb to their branches %100.


Talked to Police security again, and it basically comes down to this,

If the pin pad is solid mounted, IE on the new cash registers where its on the side of the screen and Gas pump machines etc, is the least troublesome.

In many cases, cops said, 2 guys go into gas stations, restaurants, bars, corner stores etc where they have debit pads by the till,  one guy distracts store teller, and other switches the pin pads out. A couple weeks pass and they do the same procedure to reacquire their pin pad and replace it with another.

The original pad does not store data, the type thieves are replacing it outright with do, and when they come back 2-3 weeks later, they have the card data and actual pin code for each transaction that took place, including credit cards.
A way to ID a pin pad that has been previously compromised, is if its cabled to the counter now. Usually this means it was and then replaced with a new secure one and bolted or cabled down to prevent it again.
(The transmission is encrypted, however data entry is not beyond, whats shown on the display, its recorded internally on a thieves variant of it)

If its solid mounted and theres a hijacking of your information it can be directly linked back to the servicemen that last worked on the item, as they have been built in and have security screws in place. Example till mounted card readers or Gas pump mounted readers. Though like Dark Said, it was lost through a gas pump, and by my guess, it had a card scanner and camera overhead somewhere or, he used the pin pad inside the store itself after delivery and as well was a camera there somewhere.


Ugh, theres money at stake, so the lengths to get it are never too much.

WR