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Bournemouth - FRAUD WARNING!

James Posts: 2,059 Forumite

30 May 2008 at 8:06AM in Credit cards

If you've used your credit or debit cards in Bournemouth recently, especially at the Malthurst West View Service station in Charminster Road, then:

1. Check your statements.

and if you have used your card there and you did use your PIN,

2. Change your PIN, OR get yourself Chip & Signature Cards.

" Alleged card-cloning apparently linked to a Bournemouth filling station has risen to more than 500."

Article click here.


Similar incidences this month:

Morrisons, Dagenham (Click here).

Kenilworth, Shell Garage (Click here).

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  James Posts: 2,059 Forumite

  

  31 May 2008 at 12:44PM

  How the Overseas Press are reporting this:
  
  "British security officials have been grappling with card-cloning, by which card details are surreptitiously recorded during transactions at petrol pumps and supermarkets, and emailed across the globe for illegal withdrawals from ATM machines."
  
  Article click here.

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  Night-owl_6 Posts: 858 Forumite

  1 June 2008 at 2:11AM

  Thanks for this post
  
  BUMP

  DELETE ACCOUNT.
  
  NO LONGER WANTED
  
  DELETE ACCOUNT
  
  Due to certain users I no longer wish to use this forum

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  James Posts: 2,059 Forumite

  

  1 June 2008 at 10:08AM

  Thanks,
  
  I'm trying to gain support for CARD FRAUD to have it's own header under Pure Money.
  
  
  
  Click here.

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