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Police give credit card warning

Mon, 12 Jun 2006

Warnings have been given to credit card users following a number of alleged incidents of fraud.

It has been reported that the keypads of several petrol station ATMs in the UK have been modified, enabling fraudsters to obtain the user's credit card details.

The data collected from the credit cards is then used to illegally obtain money from ATMs, often overseas.

Detective sergeant David west, of Kent's serious economic crime unit, told Yourcounty: "We would urge members of the public to be vigilant when using credit and debit cards to carry out transactions.

"Always shield the keypad when entering your pin so that it can't be seen by others, or by concealed video recording devices".

Credit card users have been urged to report any suspicious activity to the police.

Total card fraud, including credit cards, reached £504.8 million in 2004, which amounts to around £1.4 million a day, according to figures from the Association for Payment Clearing Services.

Also in 2004 more than £16 million was paid to reward staff who had retained debt or credit cards being used fraudulently.

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