A team of organized criminals is installing equipment on legitimate bank ATMs in at least 2 regions to steal both the ATM card number and the PIN. The team sits nearby in a car receiving the information transmitted wirelessly over weekends and evenings from equipment they install on the front of the ATM (see photos).    

If you see an attachment like this, do not use the ATM and report it immediately to the bank using the 800 number or phone on the front of the ATM.  The equipment used to capture your ATM card number and PIN is cleverly disguised to look like normal ATM equipment. A "skimmer" is mounted to the front of the normal ATM card slot that reads the ATM card number and transmits it to the criminals sitting in a nearby car.  At the same time, a wireless camera is disguised to look like a leaflet holder and is mounted in a position to view ATM PIN entries.

The thieves copy the cards and use the PIN numbers to withdraw thousands from many accounts in a very short time directly from the bank ATM.


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PUBLICATIONS

Over the years, Mike Kenealy's work product has appeared in numerous newspapers across the US, and he's personally been featured in the following;

  • Security Design and Technology Magazine, see “All the Rage” January 1999 page 14.

  • Forbes Magazine, December 28, 1998 see ”Cops, Cash and Counterfeits” page 68 US addition and page 38 of the Global addition. 

  • Forbes Magazine, August 1997 see “Riskless Crime” page100.

  • Houston Business Journal, August 1997 Volume 27 #12 see “Boulevard of Bogus Bargains” Cover Story.

  • The Patriot Ledger, April 8, 1995 see “Tracking Bogus Goods” Business Page Cover Story.

  • The Boston Phoenix, December 23, 1994 see “Organized Crime Newest Multibillion-Dollar Scam, the New Piracy” Cover Story.