ATM machine crime frequent police guidance simple prevention method

Recently, there have been continuous cases against ATMs in Hangzhou, Taizhou and other places, causing losses to depositors. The Provincial Public Security Department issued an early warning to remind the masses to be vigilant.

The police comprehensively analyzed the recent methods of committing ATM machine cases and reminded the public that when they use them, they must strengthen their awareness of prevention and take appropriate preventive measures to avoid losses.

1. With the aid of tools.

The illegal criminals obtain the card number and password by installing a camera device, a fake keyboard, a card reader, etc. on the ATM machine, and commit crimes by copying the card or the like. Some even install a plastic bayonet in the card outlet or cash outlet to obtain bank cards and cash directly. Such cases generally occur in ATMs with large transaction volume. There are criminal suspects on the spot near the scene, and they are quickly transferred after they succeed. Several recent cases in Hangzhou and Taizhou fall into this category.

Police Tips: Protecting the password is the key. When withdrawing money, you must develop the habit of covering your body with a hand-held password keyboard for password operations. That is, first observe the surrounding area to confirm that no one peeped, put one hand above the password keyboard, and enter the password with the other hand to operate. Once the card swallowing and withdrawal are unsuccessful, you should immediately call the bank service hotline and wait for the bank staff to process it.

2. Counterfeit banks post "Notices" and "Announcements".

That is, posing as a bank to post fake announcements, call the phone if you encounter problems in the operation of various false claims by system upgrades. Once the phone call is made, the money is transferred to the other party's account according to the trap operation carefully designed by the criminals.

Police Tips: Once it is found that the ATM cannot operate normally during the operation, and the access is not successful, the bank service hotline should be dialed immediately and wait for the bank staff to handle it. The service call announced by the bank usually only has 5 digits, such as "95588" and "95533". Anyone who adds other numbers will not be called.

3. SMS fraud.

Illegal criminals misappropriate the name of the bank to send text messages, and use false information such as winnings and consumption overdrafts to require cardholders to transfer the money to the designated account.

Police Recruitment: There is no scene in such cases, and it is difficult to effectively prevent and control. The key is how long the cardholder has to be long-sighted, not to be greedy and cheap, and to consult with reliable units or personnel in case of trouble. Police in Hangzhou and other places have begun to collect and sort out the accounts involved in such cases, and will be handed over to banks to remind customers who need to transfer funds.

4. Credit card transfer package.

Usually the gang commits the crime, and more than two people cooperate with each other. When the cardholder withdraws money, he deliberately talks or takes other methods to distract his attention. After seeing the password, he quickly exchanges the credit card.

Police Tips: When withdrawing money, you should avoid idle people, etc., disregard the interference of others, find that it does not correspond to decisively suspend the operation, and leave quickly.

5. Robbery.

Robbery and robbery are usually carried out when the cardholder withdraws money or after withdrawing money.

Police Tips: Be alert before and after withdrawing money, try to avoid late at night and avoid road sections, and you can find someone to accompany you when the money is large.

According to the Public Security Corps of the Provincial Public Security Department, the police tracked and analyzed the cases against ATMs in recent years. While intensifying the crackdown, the bank was instructed to constantly adjust the construction of the security and prevention system. The card-type access control was changed to a button type, and a series of measures such as inter-bank linkage patrol were implemented to effectively improve the prevention and control capabilities of the case. At present, there are 1,475 self-service banks in our province, with nearly 6,000 ATM machines. Each bank branch and ATM machine are equipped with cameras. Once criminals commit crimes, they will be recorded immediately. The police recommend that the masses do not have to be panic, as long as they are vigilant and take appropriate protective measures, they will certainly be able to protect their legal rights.