Unicredit, Intesa and BNL scams: ATMs still hit

The scams to the detriment of the principals credit institutions, such as Unicredit, Intesa or BNL, are now on the agenda. One of the most widespread in the world, after the phishing, is precisely what is linked to manumission of cash machine.

The situation is as follows: you go quietly to one of the many branches in Italy and arrange to withdraw the money without problems, once back homehowever, you will soon find out about debits or withdrawals unwanted, but what happened?

Few people know that manumission from branches unfortunately it is a practice widespread. The criminals first install small cameras in the upper part (where the light is, so to speak), and then insert a small chip, called skimmer, In the card slot. In this way it comes cloned and even manage to see the personal code (on other occasions a sensor is placed under the keyboard, instead of the camera).

ATM: the most common scams

To defend himself, remembering that he was credit institutions they have no fault and will reimburse you if you can prove that you did not pay the costs yourself, you can take very small steps:

• Cover up with the hand the keypad when you enter the PIN.
• Check the card slot is not present a skimmer, usually touching you can hear it.
• Check at the top that has not been installed another component where light is found.

Let's get to the basic steps:

• Withdraw preferably in ATMs inside, not those directly on the street.
• Do all the operations when the bank is open, it is very rare that they are tampered with.