Tuesday, February 1, 2011

As you can defend yourself against ATM fraud

Great view with a two-day action on skimming will educate Brunswick Landessparkasse their customers about fraud at the ATM. On Monday and Tuesday in the renovated main branch of the Bank in the flower meadows Lebenstedt the police as a guest.

Police Chief Inspector Peter Voiß has brought the Lower Saxony is unique demonstration machines. His luggage also a crafted keyboard and a fake card reader. Explained is how to protect themselves with very simple means of scams. "Sensitized bank customers scare the perpetrators," said Voiß.

International organized gangs were bent on German bank cards because they are considered to be particularly well funded. With the duplicate cards would then foreign medium to large sums of money withdrawn. In Salzgitter, there were six cases last year. Twice perpetrators were unsuccessful. In one case, caused losses in five-figure sum.

Who found unexplained withdrawals on his account from abroad, should the card blocked immediately, advises Voiß. The central locking alarm on all debit and credit cards has the number 116 116th

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