| With consumers looking to dial back their credit card | | | | an ATM machine for sale that had been in used in a |
| use this holiday season as many try to reduce their | | | | local bar. |
| debts, stops at ATMs in and around retailers may be | | | | After meeting at the bar with the seller, Siciliano said |
| on the rise to take out money for purchases. | | | | he was able to purchase the machine for $750. |
| However, with credit card skimming already on the | | | | "I just couldn't believe I could go on Craigslist and buy |
| minds of many who worry about falling victim to | | | | an ATM machine. It shouldn't be that easy," Siciliano |
| identity theft, a theft expert has uncovered that | | | | told in a subsequent report following his website post. |
| thieves can easily purchase ATM machines online and | | | | To make matters worse, he added that after some |
| use them to gather unwitting consumer's confidential | | | | tweaking he was able to access the used machine's |
| information before using it for scams of their own. | | | | records containing hundreds of credit card numbers |
| In a recent posting on his website, IDTheftSecurity.com, | | | | that had been previously used at the machine. |
| identity theft expert Robert Siciliano wrote that he had | | | | In order to protect yourself from falling victim to an |
| begun looking into how difficult it would be for a thief to | | | | ATM that may be operated or accessed by an |
| purchase an ATM machine that they could set up to | | | | identity thief, Siciliano told MyFoxBoston to avoid |
| steal credit card information from consumers. | | | | machines that seem unsecured or out of place and |
| While auction websites such as eBay and offered a | | | | could have been placed there by anyone. |
| range of new and used ATMs for sale for prices | | | | Using an ATM that is built into a bank or trustworthy |
| ranging from $500 to $2,500, Siciliano said he decided | | | | institution may be another way to limit the chances of |
| to follow up on a lead from Craigslist that advertised | | | | being taken advantage by a compromised machine. |