How closely does the ATM industry work with law enforcement and fraud prevention groups?
Very closely. Law enforcement and fraud prevention groups, including the US Secret Service, the Metropolitan Police Service and the South African Fraud Prevention Service, are part of the Global ATM Security Alliance that is working out strategies for dealing with international ATM crime. In addition, various partnerships have been formed in several countries between the police and industry associations and ATM deployers, such as the ATM Integrity Task Force in the USA and the ATM Security Working Group and the APACS national ATM crime programme in the UK. 8. Is it still safe to use ATMs? Undoubtedly, yes. ATMs remain an extremely safe way of accessing money: • It is safer to carry around a cash card and visit a machine when you need cash rather than carry around large sums of money. If your money is stolen you are unlikely to get it back. • If you are unfortunate enough to be a victim of this type of crime you will get your money back from the bank, unless you have acted negligently.
