Beware of ATM scams, customers warned, as take rises to €3.5m

CRIMINAL gangs have used card-skimming devices to defraud banks of €3.5 million this year, gardaí said yesterday.

Beware of ATM scams, customers warned, as take rises to €3.5m

The Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation warned customers to be on the alert for any suspicious devices attached to ATMs, especially in the run-up to Christmas.

The gangs, predominantly from Eastern Europe, operate all around the country. Machines in both cities and in the country are being targeted, with an average haul for the gangs of €50,000.

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