Millions stolen from McDonald’s customers

Money stolen from at least 3500 cards using compromised ETPOS devices

MORE than $2.5 million has been stolen from 3500 bank accounts in a credit card skimming scam at McDonald’s outlets in Perth, West Australian police say. Card information and PIN details from debit and visa cards had been obtained in the fraud, according to reports.

The alleged scam started on October 5, with bank customers reporting their accounts had been drained by overseas withdrawals and payments they had not made.

Police have urged people to regularly change their pin number, check their bank statements and report any questionable transactions to their bank or financial institution.

Police say they cannot reveal the nature of the skimming devices being used in the scam due to operational concerns.

~ by Alok Gurtu on October 14, 2009.