ATM Theft Sprees Net Crooks Almost $2M

Bleeding heart people, the ACLU etc. have made Prison life too easy on the people who steal, and assault law abiding citizens. Prison conditions are too soft,.. too comfortable today, sure they are locked away from society, and lose their freedom. And first time offenders should be counceled and an attempt to rehabilitate them, and taught a trade of some kind. That's great for first time offenders. But what about repeat offenders? There is no real punishment not already expressed for repeat offenders. For repeat offender,.. Prison life should have to be as Spartan as possible. I mean there should be No TV, No Sports, No gyms, Meals should be sufficient for maintaining health, but that is all. There should be nothing but hard brutal labor, 12 hours a day, seven days a week. They should leave Prison the second time around with a deep dread of ever coming back for more. Maybe there would be a jell of a lot repeat criminals. Third time convicts should just be shot in the back of the head when they least expect it. Why bother with people who don't deserve life among decent people.

Funny how the public avoids the "Hood" to minimize the gangsta robbing them. And , I don't blame them.. But, the above crime is not your urban thug M.O. This is part of a very cunning Soviet lead crime mentality originating from countries like Romania, Ukraine, and others. I once looked at working for a small computer distributor a number of years ago here in the MIdwest. Turns out, the owners of "Russian Decent", had a huge counterfeiting operation going on. Both hardware and software. The Russians were using our own technology against us. Bank Machine makers like Diebold are well aware of these attempts.. We have become too soft and Liberal in this Society. When is it time to start profiling.... We all know who the group of trouble makers are!!!!!!

Don't the 'BANKS CHECK FOR THIS?????????'
I mean they have a 'Security Guard' doesn't he 'check the ATMS???????

JOHNO~~~~~
I agree completely with your method. Last month we had someone attempt a home invasion 2 nights in a row. (and we live in a mid to upper class area) On the 2nd night he was fired upon.
Our police that were out to investigate were...without so many words....sorry we missed....and instructed us a better method to be sure to hit the intruder was to go ahead and shoot straight through the window when we heard him.

HOW ABOUT WHAT THE BANKS ARE STEALING ALSO FROM U , EVERYTIME U PAY 2 OR 3 BUCKS FROM A ATM MACHINE ...THE BANK ALSO CHARGES YOU THE SAME ON TOP OF IT , JUST THINK YOU TAKE 20 OUT ITS GOING TO COST YOU 6 BUCKS , WHAT A SHAME , USE YOUR BRAINS PEOPLE

These scumbags are robbing hard working people and getting away with it in many cases. Punishment for such wretched crimes should be hard labor on a chain gang for a long time. Harsh maybe and against many people's ideals BUT at least the scumbags would learn the meaning a an honest day's work!

I had this happen to me and my friend at a bank in COcoa Beach, Florida, I didnt see anything wrong with it. My bank notified me, and it was taken care of.

I'm for going back to the Bible, let the victims family decide if the scum should be put to death. If so they can stone them to death

Clean out the prisons and create the jail bird brigade and send them to the frount lines

DO NOT CLICK ON THE SITE THAT "AAMIS" POSTED ITS A TOJAN SITE- USE FIREFOX AND ADD (W.O.T)WEB OF TRUST IT STOPS YOU FROM GOING TO BAD SITES AND PICKING UP TROJANS ECT

I've heard people say "for your FYI"
which is astonishly stupid because that means "for your, for your information"
for anyone who didn't catch that! lol

I had this happen to me at a Gas pump. I used my card, three min later there was $500 debit for a game. My bank put a stop on my car, I called and was advised of the chsrge. I was asked if I wished to file charges if the theif was caught....hello yes. My money was back in 24 hrs. It also happend at a resturant. I scanned my card, the cashier told me that she made an error. The next day I had a charge for $80.00 and an international exchange fee of .89 cents. I found the website that was on my on-line bank account, it was in Koren. I called the bank, again was refuned the charge, both times I had to cancel the card...but the money was back within 24hrs. Thanks Wells Fargo! I was advised Vegas had the highest rate of ATM theft in the country.

if you use an ATM there are two things that will make this less likely to happen to you.

Look at the machine for anything that seems out of place, odd, bent, worn. Better to walk away and find another one than to spend hours trying to get your money back.

Always cover your hand when you type in your PIN anywhere. Make it a habit anywhere you use your PIN. I use my ATM card to pay for groceries, do it there too. It's not foolproof, but it helps.

I got in a bad fight with someone who wanted to take my card from an ATM it was one that made the ATM take and keep my card. I heard about a scam where someone would come and try to help me and when I done go back and take the card. The exact same thing happened to me so, I left and hid behind a corner and when he came to take my card I came out and told him to give me my card when he said no a few times I got mad and told him to give me the card or I would call the cops on him then he tried to punch me I blocked it, took the card and kept fighting until he ran away.