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BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
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Thursday, August 3, 2017
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ILOILO City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) urged banks to institute tighter security measures in their respective automated teller machine (ATM) booths.
Councilor Joshua Alim said banks could post security guards in the booths.
Most ATM booths do not have security guards, he observed.
On the other hand, Councilor R Leone Gerochi suggested that banks alert their clients through short messaging system (text message) whenever there are money withdrawals in their accounts through ATM.
Withdrawing funds from ATM is fast and convenient but such has also made it easy for criminals to steal money using special electronic devices, according to Gerochi.
Councilor Ely Estante, meanwhile, said it is not enough for ATM booths to have security cameras.
There must be someone from the banks to monitor 24/7 the cameras, he stressed.
Most of the time, video recordings of security cameras are reviewed only after crimes have been committed, he lamented.
“Having someone keep an eye on the camera monitors will make the response time to ATM fraud quicker. This may even prevent the commission of the fraud,” said Estante.
Two months ago, an electronic skimming device was recovered from an ATM on General Luna Street, City Proper.
Electronic skimming devices steal data such as personal identification numbers that may be used for unauthorized ATM withdrawals.
The administrative officer of Banco de Oro – General Luna Branch, Raul Samillano, discovered the skimming device when he checked the ATM.
“We are alerting ATM users. Inspect the machines thoroughly for unusual contraptions before making transactions,” said Senior Inspector Shella Mae Sangrines, spokesperson of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO).
Those engaged in this ATM scam may be charged with violating Republic Act 8484 (Access Devices Regulation Act of 1998).
This law regulates the issuance and use of access devices and prohibits fraudulent acts using them. It covers any card, plate, code, account number, electronic serial number, personal identification number, or other telecommunications service, equipment or instrument identifier, or other means of account access that can be used to obtain money, goods, services, or any other thing of value, or to initiate transfer of funds./PN
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