Skim Scam, thank you ING
Last week hundreds of accountholders in Amsterdam had their card blocked for security reasons. Some skimmers had struck Amsterdam and all the banks (Rabobank, ABN AMRO and ING) preventively deactivated the cards of many people.
A little hassle, but ING quickly sent me a new card. What did strike me as odd was that no media paid any attention to this. The banks keep it out of the news, but hundreds or thousands must have been affected last week in Amsterdam. Nothing in the media.
Left: old card Right: new card. The new card visibly has a slightly different chip on it. ATM skimming is a big problem in Amsterdam, so always be wary when using a PIN card.
Skim Scam, thank you ING
Last week hundreds of accountholders in Amsterdam had their card blocked for security reasons. Some skimmers had struck Amsterdam and all the banks (Rabobank, ABN AMRO and ING) preventively deactivated the cards of many people.
A little hassle, but ING quickly sent me a new card. What did strike me as odd was that no media paid any attention to this. The banks keep it out of the news, but hundreds or thousands must have been affected last week in Amsterdam. Nothing in the media.
Left: old card Right: new card. The new card visibly has a slightly different chip on it. ATM skimming is a big problem in Amsterdam, so always be wary when using a PIN card.