[Scotia] Fwd: Hunter's Bar Cash Machine Scam

[Rob Unwin]

This sounds like a useful alert and not a hoax
Rob
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: "Anwen Burrows" <anwen at airyfairy.org>
>> Date: 17 January 2006 9:51:48 am GMT
>> To: "youth volunteers" <volunteer at hyvb.wanadoo.co.uk>, "White,  
>> Jayne" <jaynewhite at manorandcastle.org.uk>, "Unstone Grange"  
>> <admin at unstonegrange.co.uk>, "Tim Holmes"  
>> <buddhistpunk23 at hotmail.com>, "stuey sunshine coach"  
>> <planetstu at hotmail.com>, "sarah peacock"  
>> <sarahpeacock16 at hotmail.com>, "sarah loxley"
>> Subject: FW: Hunter's Bar Cash Machine Scam
>> Reply-To: "Anwen Burrows" <anwen at airyfairy.org>
>>
>> Although the cash point may not apply to some of you I thought it  
>> would be good to send this wider afield as this can happen  
>> anywhere. Dont believe this is a hoax as I have received it  
>> straight from a friend who received an internal mail at work from  
>> the victim. Hope you are all well out there.

>> bright blessings
>>
>> anwen
>> airy fairy
>> 239 london rd
>> highfield
>> sheffield
>> s2 4nf
>>
>> 0114 2492090
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>
>> From: Miranda Durkie
>
>>
>> To: anwen at airyfairy.org ; adamcharvet at yahoo.co.uk ;  
>> jenkini2006 at googlemail.com ; freedomfairy at hotmail.com ;  
>> Giles.Robinson at sheffield.gov.uk ; mappingtime at hotmail.com ;  
>> ivan at nextimedia.co.uk ; pandhal at hotmail.com ;  
>> jamieinsheffield at hotmail.com ; elliotjane at hotmail.com ;  
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>> Chin.Maguire at chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk ;  
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>>
>> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 12:58 PM
>> Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] FW: Hunter's Bar Cash Machine Scam
>>
>>>
>>> From:  "Miranda Durkie" <Miranda.Durkie at sch.nhs.uk>
>>>
>>> To:  <ginmiranda at hotmail.com>
>>>
>>> Subject:  Fwd: FW: Cash Machine Scam
>>>
>>> Date:  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 15:23:31 +0000
>>
>> >>>Mandy Nesbitt 01/13/06 11:53 am >>>
>>
>>
>> Dr I M Nesbitt
>> Sheffield Molecular Genetics Service
>> C Floor Blue Wing
>> Sheffield Children's NHS Trust
>> Western Bank
>> Sheffield
>> S10 2TH
>> Tel: 0114 271 7003/7005
>>
>> >>>"Hall, Adrian" <A.Hall at shu.ac.uk> 01/13/06 11:39 am >>>
>>
>>
>> >______________________________________________ From: Saunders, Jane
>> >Sent: 13 January 2006 11:15
>> >To: + HWB All staff
>> >Subject: Cash Machine Scam
>> >
>> >Please accept my apologies if this is of no interest or relevance to
>> you.
>> >
>> >On Wednesday evening this week, our Switch card was skimmed (cloned
>> or copied) when using the cash point at the Nat West at
>> >Hunters Bar at about 7pm. Consequently large amounts of cash have
>> been taken fraudulently from our account over Wednesday
>> >evening/ Thursday morning before we became aware late yesterday
>> >
>> >I just wanted to warn anyone who may have used that cash machine on
>> Wednesday or Thursday morning to check their accounts. Our
>> >money was taken from cash machines in Northampton so also look out
>> for transactions taking place around that area.
>> >
>> >We have been advised by the fraud squad that the way to prevent this
>> hapening is to cover the hand your input your PIN with your
>> >other hand as the camera is above the key pad. The front of the cash
>> machine did look slightly different but not unusually so, I
>> >just thought it had been replaced as it was frequently out of order
>> over Christmas.
>> >
>> >Apparently, the scam just keeps moving around cash points so it  
>> would
>> be wise to keep your PIN number covered from above at
>> >every machine.
>> >
>> >Sorry if I'm stating the obvious and everybody knew to do this  
>> except
>> me!
>> >
>> >Jane.
>> >
>> >
>>


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