CROOKS are now using card readers to get hold of your bank details and steal every last penny from your account.
Patricia Barry, from Manchester, claims her friend fell for the latest scam which saw her being conned out of thousands of pounds.
In a Facebook post, Patricia shared snaps of the fake card reader accompanied by a genuine-looking letter featuring The Royal Bank of Scotland’s logo and a customer service address.
She explained that her pal, an elderly woman, received the letter two weeks ago but left it to one side as she “wasn’t interested in it”.
But on Monday, Patricia said her friend received a phone call from a man claiming to be from the bank asking if she had received it.
Patricia wrote: “She said she had but was taking it back to bank as she didn’t want it.
“The ‘very nice’ man told her she didn’t have to do that.
“He said he can cancel it for her and told her to put her card and number in to do this.
“The next day she went to the bank for a statement and yes, you can guess, every penny had been taken out of her account including savings for her granddaughters.
“She was devastated and the worst of it is she felt foolish and ashamed.
“I reassured her these scammers are very good at it.
“Luckily she got her money back but apparently this is a new digital system coming out now so please make your contacts aware of this as it looks very genuine.”
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The Royal Bank of Scotland issued a warning today after reports of scams in which fraudsters ask customers to share codes from their digital banking card readers have risen.
A spokesperson said: “The Royal Bank of Scotland uses a digital banking card reader to authorise transactions leaving your account via your digital banking.
“If you get a phone call saying it’s your bank, the police or another company you might usually trust and they ask for card reader codes, end the call immediately.
“Your bank will never ask for card reader codes over the phone and you should not disclose these to any third party under any circumstances.
“If you receive a card reader in the post that you’ve not requested, report it to us immediately.”
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