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http://www.wvec.com/news/local/stories/wvec_local_091205_atm_security_code.20a0092.html
ATM reprogrammed to give out extra cash
Someone reprogrammed an ATM in Va. Beach to give out extra cash.
Surveillance camera image
This man is suspected of reprogramming an ATM.
Police say a man defeated the security pass code at the ATM at the Crown gas station in the 2400 block of Lynnhaven Parkway in mid-August.
The machine was programmed to disburse $20 bills. So, for example, taking $200 from your account would usually mean you got 10 bills. The suspect made the ATM believe it was giving $5 bills, but the user was still getting $20s, so a user would end up with four times the amount of cash, but their account would still show only a $200 debit, explained Va. Beach police spokeswoman Margie Long.
The man left and then returned in a few minutes to remove more money.
The situation went unnoticed by employees for 9 days until a customer notified them about the situation. Store employees then called police.
The suspect is described as a black man, about 58 tall with a thin build. At the time of the crime, he was wearing a white T-shirt with writing on the back, dark shorts, dark tennis shoes and a red ball cap. He was in a light tan, four-door car.
http://www.wvec.com/news/local/stories/wvec_local_091205_atm_security_code.20a0092.html
ATM reprogrammed to give out extra cash
Someone reprogrammed an ATM in Va. Beach to give out extra cash.
Surveillance camera image
This man is suspected of reprogramming an ATM.
Police say a man defeated the security pass code at the ATM at the Crown gas station in the 2400 block of Lynnhaven Parkway in mid-August.
The machine was programmed to disburse $20 bills. So, for example, taking $200 from your account would usually mean you got 10 bills. The suspect made the ATM believe it was giving $5 bills, but the user was still getting $20s, so a user would end up with four times the amount of cash, but their account would still show only a $200 debit, explained Va. Beach police spokeswoman Margie Long.
The man left and then returned in a few minutes to remove more money.
The situation went unnoticed by employees for 9 days until a customer notified them about the situation. Store employees then called police.
The suspect is described as a black man, about 58 tall with a thin build. At the time of the crime, he was wearing a white T-shirt with writing on the back, dark shorts, dark tennis shoes and a red ball cap. He was in a light tan, four-door car.
