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ATM Skimming in Nashville TN


From: Henry Brown <hbrown () knology net>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:12:45 -0500

 From Tennessean.com http://tinyurl.com/yf3zt2x

Metro Police believe Nashville bank ATMs have been targeted by an 
organized skimming operation.

So far, 39 people have reported that their ATM cards have been 
compromised, but investigators said Wednesday that they believe there 
may be hundreds of victims across the city and most of them may not even 
realize their information has been stolen.

...

In Nashville, the suspects were able to steal nearly $30,000 by 
installing skimmer devices on bank ATM machines. When a customer places 
his or her card into the machine, the skimmer records the card number 
and the personal identification number.

...

Investigators are obtaining surveillance video from the compromised ATM 
machines from a U.S. Bank, Fifth Third Bank and Bank of America. Police 
said they did not recover skimmers from the machines, which were located 
in the Church Street, Belle Meade and Antioch areas of town.

...

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