Guadalajara ATM Skimmers Arrested
from the Informador: www.informador.com.mx
Zapopan, Jalisco (09/DIC/2011) .- Up to nine years in prison could be two brothers who were arrested by elements of the Directorate of the former Villa Corn, to take a camera and a card reader at an ATM, to clone the information. The municipal police reported that they were made available to the Attorney General's Office, brothers Carlos Alberto Espinoza Hernandez, 23 years old and Marco Antonio Espinoza Hernandez, 32, both residing at Glories of the Colli Colony. According to the police record, the detainees were captured by a security camera of a bank located in the Avenida Guadalupe and Daniel Comboni, when placed in one of the ATM a device to clone cards.
It was explained that the incident occurred at 22:47 hours on Thursday, when the city came to the financial institution, surprising the detainees who tried to escape when they saw the police. The municipal by checking the ATM, they found a card reader magnet that was installed in the slot where the cards are introduced. In addition to a small chamber that was placed on the ATM keyboard to capture the number of users confidential and that it concealed as part of the furniture. The two brothers confessed in the first instance to the municipal police who tried to commit the crime, as well as the device will cost 60 000 pesos. then hit a bank representative who said to the complaint and provide images of the moment that the brothers Hernandez Espinoza placed the devices.
TO KNOW According to Article 112 Bis of the Law on Credit Institutions, will be sanctioned with imprisonment from three to nine years and 30 thousand to 300 thousand daily fine, which without just cause or without the consent of the person authorized for this, for credit cards, debit cards, checks, forms or skeletons in general any checks or other payment instrument, as used or issued by credit institutions of the country or abroad. In addition to in paragraphs IV, V and VI specifies the following: IV. Alter, copy or reproduce the magnetic or electronic means of identification, optics or any other technology, of any of the items referred to the first paragraph of this article. V. Subtract, copy or reproduce information contained in any of the objects referred to the first paragraph of this article. VI. Possess, purchase, use or marketing equipment or electronic, optical or other technology to steal, copy or reproduce information contained in any of the objects referred to the first paragraph of this article, with the purpose of obtaining financial resources, confidential or proprietary information.
From the Milenio: jalisco.milenio.com
Two men were caught by police elements of Zapopan, minutes after installing an ATM, an electronic device.
Guadalajara • It was inside the ATM Banamex branch, located at the intersections of the avenues Guadalupe and Daniel Comboni, the brothers Carlos Alberto and Marco Antonio Espinoza Hernandez, 23 and 32 years respectively, were secured by elements of the Zapopan police who were alerted by the Center for Integrated Communication, the prisoners were now installing a magnetic stripe reader and a mini camera, which sought to record the card numbers confidential.
Both Charles and Daniel confessed to the authorities for purchasing this device on the market black by the amount of 60 thousand pesos, and which had previously used to eat other crimes, for which they were made available to the Attorney General the State of Jalisco (PGJEJ) for further investigation.
To avoid becoming victims of this crime are recommended:
When you pay in a store with your credit or debit card, pay close attention to where your card goes the employee . Also watch on the movement of the hands of the employee, as some magnetic stripe reader devices are small enough to fit in the palm of the hand.
When you finish eating in a restaurant does not deliver the card to the waiter, go yourself and pay the bill before leaving.
When you withdraw money from ATMs, make sure you do not have any strange device installed in the entry slot cards, if you suspect anything unusual immediately notify the bank manager or to the authorities.
When you enter your confidential number (PIN) in a cash cover with his hand the box of buttons, since criminals who engage in this type of crimes commonly installed video cameras to record mini confidential data.
Check with your bank if you have the option of alerts via cell phone text messages to notify you about purchases or withdrawals above a certain amount, plus monitor your statements via the Internet.