just had this via a txt
DONT USE THE MURCO PETROL STATION CASH POINT ON LEASOWE ROAD ITS APPARENTLY CLONING CUSTOMERS CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS AND EMPTYIN ALL THERE CONTENTS OF THE BANK ACCOUNTjust be aware peeps
lol I had 3 texts in 2mins
Jase
STE
Scott
cheers guys
how do we know this?
Apparently its both in the shop and outside at the atm???
just had this via a txt
DONT USE THE MURCO PETROL STATION CASH POINT ON LEASOWE ROAD ITS APPARENTLY CLONING CUSTOMERS CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS AND EMPTYIN ALL THERE CONTENTS OF THE BANK ACCOUNTjust be aware peeps
That is a serious allegation. Evidence?
Snod
If you put MURCO CARD FRAUD into google it is amazing how many places have been targetted!
Its not just happening at the Murco, its happening at a few different ATM machines around Wallasey at the minute, ASDA is one I know of for sure. 1st Ive heard about it happening in the costcutter shop, this would be plain daft of them.
IMHO, I do not believe the owners/workers of Murco/costcutter are directly involved.
racism?
apparently the cards are being used in india.
EVIDENCE PLEASE???
The victims have also had money withdrawn in Canada and Europe.
racism?
apparently the cards are being used in india.
EVIDENCE PLEASE???
But carnt find anything local
Didn't the petrol station between the Stags and Clatterbridge have a few incidents of this last year??
Is there also a Nigerian with a large amount of money he wishes to launder, involved?
Yes, but that was dated July 8th 2008
Maybe there is or was some impropper activity with cards at fuel stations - but a specific "finger" on a specific station really has to be backed up.
In any event EVERYONE should always be alert to the potential for card cloning or misuse and follow the basic rules
- Never let the card out of your sight
- Be careful entering your PIN
- Always keep receipts until the transaction has been cleared / checked on the account
- CHECK your account. Easy enough with internet banking
A few years ago I was "done" for £1200 with a transaction to UK company after a one-off use of a Mastercard in China. Normally that card was never used (had not been for 9 months) but by mistake it was the one I had with me that day when I went shopping. The money was refunded.
Snod
This is worrying news. Hope no vigilantes go wading in there!
Well let's hope there are no neanderthals reading this thread this evening
Its worrying for me as it my local petrol Station/Sweet Shop/Paper shop and I always use my card to pay.
Again I will say, IMHO I dont think the owners/workers have any direct connection, I have only heard about the possibility of the ATM being the culprit, not the chip and pin machine in the shop (please correct me if Im wrong).
If the garage does not have a connection with the crime, remember that they will be as much a victim as anyone, through loss of business and tarred reputation.
If you have any doubts, only pay by cash and dont use the ATM, but please dont buoycott, what ever happened to innocent until proven guilty.
innocent til proven guilty?
we live in an age of villagers with pitch forks and torches!!
we always pay cash, but we use our cards at the hole in the wall there.
Cards are a pain, cash is the future, no scamming involved then.
Talking of atms, what happened to the one in grove road waddi?
A friend was recently told by his bank that money had been fraudulently withdrawn on his credit card.The only time he uses this card is to pay a card protection fee to his bank!
I've heard 2 stories about the grove road station ATM, it was either set on fire or rammed with a car, (it looked fire damaged to me) HSBC have been "Replacing" it since before christmas, is it still out of service, havent attempted to use it since xmas, was going late night shopping in Liverpool so parked there with intention of getting money out for train and spends, but obviously ATM was/is bust, luckily The train station now accept cards.
Always use that Leasowe Road petrol station as it's open all hours. They have been given awards for whatever they've done on the wall. They seem okay and friendly in there anyway, however, they don't have a chip and pin machine.
It can always be one person and it's surprising how often this type of thing happens. It's not racism but it's usually Asians - I worked in the fraud department of MBNA a few years ago. It always happens in petrol stations and Indian restaurants. Of course, there's criminals in every culture but it just happens that this is one of their expertise.
They had chip and pin, but it was faulty and declining peoples cards for no reason, so they got rid for a while, buts they have chip and pin again now.
hope this isn't true! I used the cash machine there yesterday and paid for my fuel with the chip n pin inside.
Didn't the petrol station between the Stags and Clatterbridge have a few incidents of this last year??
I read about this on a sign displayed at Clatterbridge Hospital last summer some time.
Breaking News
Wirral Globe
holy crap! my brother in law has just told me that a lad from his work has had £400 taken off his card in a transaction in Bangladesh! and that the lad had recently used that petrol station.
has anybody got any advice on what I should do as I used my card there on sunday and am now bricking it!
holy crap! my brother in law has just told me that a lad from his work has had £400 taken off his card in a transaction in Bangladesh! and that the lad had recently used that petrol station.
has anybody got any advice on what I should do as I used my card there on sunday and am now bricking it!
The only best thing to do is contact your bank asap, and tell them the whole story incase they dont know about this problem on the wirral.
just been onto the bank they advised me to cancel my card.
the peeps in this petty station are quiet friendly
Just got forwarded an email from the Police saying be careful of card fraud at petron stations - didn't name names though!
Yes the BP in Spital was named in newspaper articles last summer about fraud meaning it's probably the safest one to use now as they'll be scared to try it again!
My dedicated fuel card, which has only been used at Murco has been hammered this weekend in Canada.
Having spoken to the police control centre, they have had in excess of 200 complaints and although it would be wrong to name names, they have told me to stay away from Murco. He even comments... and i quote "looking at the CCTV, i can see people going in and out of Murco now, I can't believe it - Tesco is only around the corner".
They did it last year too. Proven.
This sorta thing used to happen with the "Jet" frachise stations a few years back.
Maybe the Petrol / shop franchise isnt as lucrtive as initially looked...
Been into Wirral Globe this morning, they have taken plenty of details from me and asked if I was interested in a photo opportunity.
He said off the record, the police have told him that there have been 'findings' and they are naming them in the paper tomorrow. CID have been checking out the ATM and the POS machine inside the store.
Look out for me in the paper!
Was listening to Radio Merseyside while I did the car and they had loads of callers saying they had used this petrol station and their card had been hammered abroard.
Does this station deserve anymore business? What are your opinions? I think I'll avoid this place for the time being.
3 arrests made today, following a raid yesterday.
the sheer number of people affected is staggering.
there has been a police car parked outside the garage allday, probably as a deterent to stop people smashing the place up!
I went into work this morning and my boss has been done for £91 in canada, he used the p.o.s. inside the shop. plus I know of 5 other people who have been hit.
If it's the p.o.s. then it has to be somebody who works there. I'm not going back there again.
Yep, its the POS as I dont think I have used the cashpoint with this card.
Hopefully the police car will stop people going in? Who knows.
But I certainly hope someone DOES smash the place up.
Related? It's the same thing!
http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-...ught-up-in-card-cloning-100252-23059099/Check it out... Im in the paper!
Also to be seen in the Echo!
Further to this, I'm told 'off record' that the fire at the Grove Road station ATM was for the purposes of getting people to the Murco garage where cameras were set up.
This is a massive crime, with the proceeds being used to fund very large 'projects' - police had been watching the garage for 3 months. I can't say anymore just yet.