What are the different types of ATM scams I should watch out for?
addthis_url = location.href; addthis_title = document.title; addthis_pub = ‘privacyalerts’; The Lebanese Loop- This is a classic ATM scam. Basically, a thief creates a plastic sleeve or strap (a loop) that catches the card when it’s put in the ATM machine. The machine will display “Temporarily Out of Order” or “Unable Read Card” or some equivalent (because the ATM can’t read the card through the plastic sleeve). The card will not be returned to you but will remain in the sleeve. At some point, a scam artist may walk up to you and say something like: “a similar thing happened to me last week”…then they’ll tell you to put your PIN code in and press cancel twice (or some other shenanigans, while they learn your pin code). Of course, this advice won’t work. Another method is using the Lebanese Loop with a camera so they don’t have to interact with you. Read “cameras and fake card slots” below for the most common placement of cameras. Commonly, victims walk away from the machine thinking
