ATM scam machine in operation for days

SCORES of bank customers could be victims of a gang which placed a skimming machine on an ATM in Co Cork.

The device was discovered at a Bank of Ireland branch located in the Hazelwood Shopping Centre in Glanmire at the weekend, but the scam could have been in operation for several days.

Gardaí said yesterday it was possible that a large number of people had been deceived. The ATM scam is a favourite of eastern European gangs.