Subscribe to The Money StopNews Feed

Browse > Home / News, News-Credit-Cards / Credit card cloning warning

Credit card cloning warning

January 12, 2007 by admin  
Filed under News, News-Credit-Cards

Leave a Comment

Credit card holders are being told to increase their vigilance and be on alert after a spate of card cloning incidents.

Police in Cheshire have sent a warning out to all card holders in the area after around £3,000 was taken from accounts over the new year period, reports the Chichetser Observer.

In total, officers say that ten people reported money missing from their accounts, all of whom had used the same cash point.

The investigation is now focussing on the HSBC machines located in a local supermarket.

A process known as skimming is believed to be what was used by criminals to obtain the account numbers, sort codes and pin numbers of unsuspecting victims.

This data is then transferred to another card and it can be used in exactly the same way.

Those who have already realised that money has gone from their account did so because they have checked their statements, however police fear the number of victims will escalate when others check their balance.

Tags: Observer, year, area, Automated teller machine, card cloning warning, business, card cloning incidents.Police, way

Tags:

Related Entries

  • Credit card cloning warning
    • Credit card users in Norfolk have been warned to be on their guard after two reports of cloning in the region.In both instances, money was removed and cashed in Malaysia, with the card owner none
  • Consumers need to be wary credit card fraud
    • Consumers need to be wary of credit card fraud when paying for goods in shops, one security expert has claimed. The CPP warned that there is a risk that sometimes businesses work in collusion
  • People using same Pin are risking money
    • Around ten million people in the UK are putting their money at risk by using the same Pin number for their different credit and debit cards, according to new research.The study conducted by Opinium Research
  • Holiday dangers for credit card users
    • Holidaymakers are at a growing risk of credit card fraud when they are out of the UK, new research has warned. Data published by Apacs this week shows that using credit cards in countries with
  • Internet card fraud is down
    • Internet card fraud fell during the Christmas period, despite a huge increase in the number of online transactions.Figures from internet fraud-prevention specialists Early Warning show that although shopping on the net increased by 40 per
  • New rules set to come in for credit card companies
    • The start of 2011 will see new rules come into force for credit card providers, which will means that changes will have to be implemented with regards to minimum repayments on credit cards as well
  • Consumers should shop around for Christmas credit cards
    • With the festive season almost upon us once again many people will be looking around at credit card deals so that they have the credit that they need to make their purchases for Christmas. There
  • Easter credit card warning for travelling Britons
    • Consumers planning on making a trip abroad over the Easter period are being encouraged to avoid the "unnecessary" charges that may be imposed upon them when making debit and credit card transactions.Research carried out by

Speak Your Mind

Tell us what you're thinking...
and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar!