How to protect yourself from ATM crime

Originally shared by Mike Elgan

How to protect yourself from ATM crime

(Read my column: https://goo.gl/3xVZiL )

ATM crooks are getting super sophisticated. ATM skimmers now use pinhole cameras to steal your PIN, and tiny skimmers that fit inside the ATM's card scanner where they can't be seen and where they don't interfere with its normal operation.

The good news is that starting Monday, all 13,000 Wells Fargo ATMs will enable you to withdraw money without using your card. Later this year, they'll even let you use Apple Pay or Android Pay to access your account at ATMs.

In fact all the major banks are adding better security to ATMs.

It won't stop ATM crime. Here's why:

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3184884/financial-it/how-to-protect-yourself-from-atm-crime.html

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