Fraudsters hiding tiny cameras hidden at ATMs
This ATM appears to be like every other ATM but it has been tampered with by fraudsters. A small pinhead-sized hole in the casing shows the tiny camera that has been inserted into the ATM.
The London ATM was discovered by police investigating cashpoint tampering who found a tiny hole near the cash dispenser. This tiny camera records ATM users putting in their pin number.
This ATM in St Paul’s Churchyard, is just one of the several tampered ATMs that have been discovered in the last month. At the beginning of the month, Police found an ATM where the camera hole was placed in the plastic above the keypad. Behind the plastic were mini-recording devices which could also easily record pin numbers.
Police are publishing the photos to show the public just how subtle these cameras are to the untrained eye.
PC Matt Clarke, from the City of London Police Crime Squad, said, "If you spot anything unusual about a cash machine, or if there are signs of tampering, don’t use it. If in doubt, try and use a machine inside a branch.”
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Image credit: City of London Police