\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA new type of crime called “cash trapping” has emerged, targeting ATM users by preventing them from receiving their money after withdrawal.Cash trapping first appeared in several southern states last fall, but this method has now been discovered in the Northeast.Found on nine different ATMs in PhiladelphiaOn Wednesday, police in Philadelphia revealed that cash traps have been found on nine different ATMs throughout the city. They also issued a lookout for a pair of suspects believed to have placed the cash traps last weekend when bank branches were closed.”The offenders are going in there on Saturday and Sunday and attach them to the machine because the branches are closed and people can’t go in there and say the MAC machine is broke,” police said.How the cash traps work Cash traps involve a long metal cover placed over the ATM’s cash dispensing slot.When the trap is in place, it prevents the money from being dispensed to the user, instead collecting it behind the trap.Steps to take before using an ATMBefore using an ATM, take a moment to inspect it. Look at the card reader slot for a possible skimmer and check for loose parts. Examine the cash dispensing slot to ensure you can see the area where the money should be coming out.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
A new type of crime called “cash trapping” has emerged, targeting ATM users by preventing them from receiving their money after withdrawal.<\/p>\n
Cash trapping first appeared in several southern states last fall, but this method has now been discovered in the Northeast.<\/p>\n
Found on nine different ATMs in Philadelphia<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, police in Philadelphia revealed that cash traps have been found on nine different ATMs throughout the city. They also issued a lookout for a pair of suspects believed to have placed the cash traps last weekend when bank branches were closed.<\/p>\n
“The offenders are going in there on Saturday and Sunday and attach them to the machine because the branches are closed and people can’t go in there and say the MAC machine is broke,” police said.<\/p>\n
How the cash traps work \t<\/p>\n
Cash traps involve a long metal cover placed over the ATM’s cash dispensing slot.<\/p>\n
When the trap is in place, it prevents the money from being dispensed to the user, instead collecting it behind the trap.<\/p>\n
Steps to take before using an ATM<\/p>\n
Before using an ATM, take a moment to inspect it. Look at the card reader slot for a possible skimmer and check for loose parts. Examine the cash dispensing slot to ensure you can see the area where the money should be coming out. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new type of crime called “cash trapping” has emerged, targeting ATM users by preventing them from receiving…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":156045,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[8522,60282,70765,1707,70766,70762,70764,70769,39774,83,70768,8525,17944,69,70763,70761,71,70,2245,70767,60763,60295],"class_list":{"0":"post-156044","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-8-on-your-side","9":"tag-atm","10":"tag-bank-branch","11":"tag-cash","12":"tag-cash-dispensing-slot","13":"tag-cash-trapping-scam","14":"tag-different-atm","15":"tag-lookout","16":"tag-machine","17":"tag-money","18":"tag-new-type","19":"tag-on-your-side","20":"tag-pair","21":"tag-philadelphia","22":"tag-philadelphia-atm","23":"tag-philadelphia-atms","24":"tag-philadelphia-headlines","25":"tag-philadelphia-news","26":"tag-philadelphia-police","27":"tag-philadelphiaon-wednesday","28":"tag-trap","29":"tag-withdrawal"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156044\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}