Skim Scam

[MickS]

Well I've well and truly been hit again....after some previously documented recent events in my life, culminating last week in police charges/avo's etc - (my daughter and I are the victims, not the offender) - seems my bank account has been skimmed of almost $3K in the last 24 hours....apparently the bank I am with has been smashed by this scam, which seems to have its epicentre in the Sutherland Shire, in particular, a hotel at Cronulla - the kind you sleep in, not a pub.

Whilst I was in the bank this afternoon filling out the report, 2 other people came in to report the same...this adds to the already reported 4 from earlier in the day at that branch.

Not telling anyone how to suck eggs - I only found this out today - but look for small transactions...such as $0.10...on your account from a point of sale..in this case, the hotel..it's a test transaction, and if it goes through, bang, account is syphoned overnight.

Bank said it may take 2 to 3 weeks to get the money back, due to the large scale of the fraud. Fantastic.

[Scouse]

Gee Mick, just how many black cats / ladders / mirrors have you come across lately :(.



I know a bit about these sort of scams so I might be able to help.
PM me your account number & password & I'll see what I can do :).

Just trying to help.








Honest.
:angel:

[Hymie]

I know a bit about these sort of scams so I might be able to help.
PM me your account number & password & I'll see what I can do :).



I hope he's got a sense of humour!!!
Me, I'm ****ing myself:D:D:D:D

[MickS]

Gee Mick, just how many black cats / ladders / mirrors have you come across lately :(.



I know a bit about these sort of scams so I might be able to help.
PM me your account number & password & I'll see what I can do :).

Just trying to help.








Honest.
:angel:

Thanks Scott...PM of bank details sent, along with the kids accounts, my share portfolio details (only about $800,000 in there), rental properties owned by me and the name and number of my broker....Mr. Nduku Mbongo from the Royal Bank of the Ivory Coast....:twisted:

[Scouse]

Thanks Mick.
I'll get right onto it.








I just have to duck out & order my new Supercharged Range Rover first........

[MickS]

I just have to duck out & order my new Supercharged Range Rover first........

Don't be silly....spend a little..or a lot..

Aston Martin :: Trivett Classic :: Sydney Australia :: New Used DB9 Vanquish V12 Vantage (http://astonmartin.trivettclassic.com.au/aston_martin/)

[Disco_owner]

I'm not sure what happended with all the text I typed and submitted , The post never got up.

but last friday I went to withdraw funds from an ATM only to find out later that my account had been disabled , when I contacted the financial institution to find out 'why', I was informed that my account had been compromised:eek:. So it was disabled deliberately due to a Bank fraud scam uncovered by Visa international , a list of account holders were sent to my particular bank to cease all accounts that had been compromised

[LandyAndy]

They had a major scam over here before Xmas targeting Macdonalds.
They swapped card readers in the drivethrus with bogus units that they monitored in the carparks to gain AC and PIN details.Netted a huge amount.
Andrew

[Scouse]

Don't be silly....spend a little..or a lot..

Aston Martin :: Trivett Classic :: Sydney Australia :: New Used DB9 Vanquish V12 Vantage (http://astonmartin.trivettclassic.com.au/aston_martin/)How on earth am I expected to go 4x4ing in that?

I want to be the first in Australia with a battle scarred 2010MY Range Rover (not including press cars), preferably with 33's too :).

[disco_mitch]

young bloke at work has had his account getting drained for a fwe months 30buck here 70 there 100 here 10 there lost 500 before he closed it down and last week they started draining the missus account got 60 out and than we drained it so they couldent bank thinks they can trace where it went

[MickS]

How on earth am I expected to go 4x4ing in that?

I want to be the first in Australia with a battle scarred 2010MY Range Rover (not including press cars), preferably with 33's too :).

You go 4x4ing in this....the Aston Martin Lagonda 4x4...:D


http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/cars-motorbikes/css/lagonda080309.jpg

[solmanic]

Well it took a while, but someone has finally come up with an uglier and more useless 4WD than the Porsche Cayenne!

[Blknight.aus]

took a while?

I thought toyota had that bill covered from the get go. :)