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Title: Cardiff card cloning.
Post by: Jimbob on 14 July 2008, 14:22:10

Seem to remember James had a card cloning issue....

not related to this is it?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/7505613.stm

Title: Re: Cardiff card cloning.
Post by: HolyCount on 14 July 2008, 18:49:14

Could be as he frequents that part of the world -- but the little b*gg*rs pop up everywhere  >:(

Title: Re: Cardiff card cloning.
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 21 July 2008, 19:47:46

Nope. It was done in my home town, HERE:

http://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/Latest%20News/Press%20Releases/2008/July/item8682.html

Cheers for the cardiff heads up though... I also use that machine a LOT (eg daily) to get some pennies for my coffee on the train!

Title: Re: Cardiff card cloning.
Post by: JiMbOb789 on 21 July 2008, 20:34:54

i went to a cash point last week, nearly put my card in and noticed a scanner inside it and had some sort of little hole on top which looked like a camera :o
How lucky was i but not so lucky for the people before me :( :y

Title: Re: Cardiff card cloning.
Post by: Danny on 21 July 2008, 21:03:07

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i went to a cash point last week, nearly put my card in and noticed a scanner inside it and had some sort of little hole on top which looked like a camera :o
How lucky was i but not so lucky for the people before me :( :y

did you report it?

Title: Re: Cardiff card cloning.
Post by: PaulW on 21 July 2008, 22:47:28

There was just something on the tv now about how they fit things to atm machines to skim cards...

Title: Re: Cardiff card cloning.
Post by: SWMBO on 21 July 2008, 23:32:15

Something similiar was done in Wolverhampton Town Centre but it was spotted rather quickly lol.., says a lot about this place I guess lol :o

Title: Re: Cardiff card cloning.
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 21 July 2008, 23:44:07

yep was that the time they hit the barclays in queen square??