Trials Begin of Anti-Skimming Device
Barclays begins a trial of new anti-fraud devices on cash machines
16th December 2004
Barclays Bank have begun trials of a new anti-fraud device on 100 of its cash machines, with a further 188 to follow.
The devices are intended to prevent the practice known as 'skimming', where fraudsters illegally copy your cashcard information by attaching their own reader to a cash machine.
The criminals will then try to learn your PIN, either by standing nearby or by using a camera while you enter it. If they are successful, they then have all they need to access your account.
If the trial is successful, Barclays say they are confident it will put an end to the practice which cost £61m over the last 12 months, one of the fastest rising kinds of fraud.
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