Hancock Fabrics ATM Fraud

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> From: James McMurry <jmcmurry () me com>
> Date: November 23, 2009 12:51:42 PM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: Hancock Fabrics ATM Fraud

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> http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=1961
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> Bank customers in California, Wisconsin and Missouri are reporting  
> fraudulent ATM withdrawals that police say are tied to transactions  
> conducted with the Hancock Fabrics retail chain.
>
> In California, Napa Police Department spokesman Brian McGovern says  
> 60 residents reported their cards being used by thieves. In one  
> case, a Napa resident reported $840 in cash withdrawals. The Hancock  
> Fabrics store on Imola Avenue in Napa was the "common thread" among  
> the numerous people who reported credit and debit card fraud.  
> McGovern says the store had recently replaced its point-of-sale  
> machines.
>
> At about the same time, as many as 70 Wisconsin victims reported  
> suspicious ATM withdrawals from their accounts, according to Wood  
> and Portage county law enforcement, which also ties the thefts to  
> machines in Hancock Fabrics stores.
>
> And in Missouri, at least 10 customers at Hancock Fabrics in the St.  
> Louis area reported their debit card numbers and pin numbers stolen  
> during the week of November 9.
>
> Hancock Fabrics (HFKI) is a Baldwyn, MS-based fabrics and sewing  
> supplies retailer, operating 264 retail stores in 37 states. Hancock  
> so far as not responded to repeated calls inquiring about these  
> breaches and their possible link to the retailer.



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