Police issue warnings over Santander cashpoints in Lancashire and Cheshire
Be vigilant if you're using a Santander ATM in Lancashire or Cheshire.
The police are urging banking customers in Lancashire and Cheshire not to use certain Santander cash machines due to “potential criminal activity and vandalism”.
They are concerned that fraudsters might have tampered with the machines in order to steal users’ card details and cash.
Lancashire Police tweeted:
“Security at Santander ATMs in Lancs has been compromised. Advice is not to use them. If you have lost money please contact the bank on 101."
ATM users are advised to remain vigilant when taking cash out. Lancashire Police has warned them not to use a cash machine if it looks like it has been modified or tampered with and to never let anybody see your PIN.
A spokesperson for Santander told LoveMONEY:
"Santander was contacted this weekend by Police who requested that a small number of ATM machines in the North West and Lancashire area be shut down due to potential criminal activity and vandalism. The ATMs in question were shut down immediately. The Santander ATM network remains fully operational and we are assisting the Police with their enquiries in relation to these ATMs in the Lancashire area.”
“Customers are always advised to remain vigilant and if concerned about any other ATM machines, they should contact the police immediately and not use them."
The bank was unable to tell us specifically which ATMs have been affected but machines in Wilmslow, Cheshire have reportedly been hit.
So far, no Santander customers have reported being victims of fraud as a result.
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