>>>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@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.
>
>