Hancock Fabrics ATM Fraud

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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


http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=1961


  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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