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</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><!-- Story Without Image / With eXtra Large Image End --></TD></TR><TR><TD class=bodytext_10pt colSpan=3><!-- CONTENT : start -->BEIJING, June 23, 2010 (AFP) - Thieves in Beijing set up a fake ATM machine that recorded the bank details of unsuspecting users whose accounts were later robbed, in the first such scam discovered in China, state press said Wednesday.
Having duped bank customers into revealing their account details, the thieves forged duplicate bank cards to drain their accounts, China Central Television said.
The machine was bought from a legitimate manufacturer, but was not affiliated to any bank, it added.
<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 width=300 align=right><TBODY><TR><TD> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>The ATM was placed on a busy corner in central Beijing and advertised that it could accept many major credit and bank cards, but all transactions resulted in an error message, the official China Daily reported.
According to the paper, one man who used the machine was robbed of 5,000 yuan (735 dollars), while another person had his bank account "drained" of an unspecified amount. No arrests have yet been made.
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Having duped bank customers into revealing their account details, the thieves forged duplicate bank cards to drain their accounts, China Central Television said.
The machine was bought from a legitimate manufacturer, but was not affiliated to any bank, it added.
<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 width=300 align=right><TBODY><TR><TD> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>The ATM was placed on a busy corner in central Beijing and advertised that it could accept many major credit and bank cards, but all transactions resulted in an error message, the official China Daily reported.
According to the paper, one man who used the machine was robbed of 5,000 yuan (735 dollars), while another person had his bank account "drained" of an unspecified amount. No arrests have yet been made.
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