Three wanted for ATM scams at Alliston, Tottenham CIBCs
Posted January 8, 2025​
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Two people were robbed of a combined $5,400 by a scheme intended to fool the victims into believing their ATM transactions were preventing the suspects from using their cards last Sunday afternoon.
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Nottawasaga OPP reported this morning they were called to CIBC branches in Alliston where that victim lost $1,600 and Tottenham where $3,800 was reported stolen, on January 5 between 2 and 3 pm .
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"Video surveillance shows that the victims appear to be completing their transactions at an ATM, going to leave the premises and are then called back by the suspect a which time, they tell he victim that their transaction hasn't completed and therefore they can't use the ATM," according to OPP. "The suspect will attempt to demonstrate the problem to the victim by putting an unidentified card in the machine that then shows an error. The suspects then physically take the card out of the victim's hand, puts it partially into the ATM, hits cancel and then hands them back what they think is their card but in reality is someone else's, or possibly a fake card.
The genuine card is then used to withdraw funds from the victim's bank account and, in the case of the occurrence in Tottenham, the card was also used to to purchase several prepaid credit cards at local retailers. From surveillance video it also appears that the male subject removes one of the shields intended to help hide a PIN number, and then observes the PIN entry over the victim's shoulder."
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Attached images of the suspects, two females, a male, and a vehicle believed to be involved.
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