Bank card fraud reveals shortcomings of magnetic stripe cards

"The card is right next to me, but I didn't tell anyone the password. How did the money just disappear?" This is the story of a victim whose bank card was stolen. I'm sure everyone has heard similar casesAs mentioned, everyone uses bank cards, so it's inevitable to worry about their own card security.

Real cases of bank card fraud:
At a restaurant, there was a staff member from Henan named "Miao Shandong." He joined the restaurant on June 8 and resigned on July 15, citing his grandfather's passing. This person applied for a job at Uncle5 restaurantAfter being a food delivery worker, he was quickly promoted to waiter due to his diligence and gentle personality. He is the key figure in this case.

It turned out that "Miao Shandong" was actually surnamed Yu, from Chun'an, Hangzhou, and had previously served time in the same prison as Zhang. After his release, Zhang met with Yu and asked for a bank card fraudThe plan assigned Yu to infiltrate the store and obtain the customer's bank card information. If successful, Yu could receive more than 100,000 yuan in compensation. Yu revealed that he had theHe had experience with bank card fraud in Hangzhou, but the amount was too small to be detected by the police. Thus, the two set their plan as their target for Shaoxing and ultimately made their choiceThe restaurant was the crime scene, because this restaurant was doing good business and many people paid by credit card.

Thus, in June this year, Yu used Miao Shandong's fake identity as a user registered as a Henan native to successfully apply for a job at a restaurant. During his work, Yu took the POS machine in the storeAt night, he sneaked out of the shop and handed it over to Zhang, who was staying at a hotel in Shaoxing, to modify it. During the day, Yu secretly put the POS machine back in the shop and continued working. By July 13th,Yu secretly took the POS machine out again and handed it to Zhang, then quietly put it back.

After obtaining a large amount of bank card customer information, Zhang sent it to another partner, Duan from Chongqing. Duan, Lu, and Liu worked together to copy the bank card, and then...Through third-party POS providers, hundreds of mobile POS machines were registered, allowing card swiping and cashout.

The police remind citizens to prevent bank cards from being fraudulently charged and to upgrade their cards. In this case, all the stolen bank cards were old magnetic stripe cards. Chip cards are relatively safer,Citizens should upgrade as soon as possible. At the same time, if citizens discover their bank card has been fraudulently used, they should promptly apply to the bank for freezing and report it to the local police. To the vast number of merchantsHe emphasized the need to eliminate loopholes in the management of items and personnel, strengthen contact with the police, and prevent similar situations from happening again.