As incidents of credit card-related shenanigans continue to ripple — at a slower pace — across the Hill, authorities have announced arrests in an Eastside ATM rip-off ring. Details on that bust, below. Meanwhile, reports of financial fraud around Capitol Hill have fallen off the pace set in the first week of November but are still running about 25 times normal, according to Seattle Police dispatch data.
Here’s a look at the updated daily totals — even at 25x normal, we’re now looking at *only* around 10 incidents being reported in the Capitol Hill area per day.
The Secret Service’s Electronic Crimes Task Force has been busy in the area. In addition to identifying breach points in the Capitol Hill situation, federal agents worked with law enforcement on the Eastside to stake out Newcastle, Woodinville and Renton ATMs to capture a group using “skimming” technology to steal bank card information. Three men were busted in the stakeouts.
We’re asking the Secret Service if they are investigating any connections between the men arrested on the Eastside and what is happening on Capitol Hill. The methods used are significantly different than the ‘flash attack’ investigators believe started with at least two network breaches on the Hill.
CHS continues to receive e-mail and read reports via Twitter and Facebook of new reports of card fraud. This Facebook event was set up by organizers for people to discuss the rip-offs.
If somebody used your card fraudulently, you can report it to police after your report it to your bank or card provider. Call the SPD non-emergency number at (206) 625-5011 press 2, then press 8 to report your case.
Why not a group…
Not everybody is a social media expert :)
is that they might skim the info now and sell it and it might not be used for a year or two. That happened in Puyallup a couple years ago. A mess of people were ripped off but their cards were compromised a year earlier.
Few of the scammed are calling police, get it right with the bank and move on is the mode.
Most people know that the police do nothing about theft and property crimes, so I think they feel it is a waste of time. And, people are busy…. and, and, so forth …… asking scam victim, an office buddy, ” I assumed the bank would do that,” – and she is flat out brilliant.
So …… we have adjusted, people get the stuff fixed at the bank …. and feel that is OK.
I haven’t been to the Broadway American Grill in years, but my card was hit the same day this story broke. Any news on which other locations were compromised?
I haven’t been hit by this but how do we know that years of records from Broadway Grill weren’t accessed? I guess what I’m saying that it is possible that Broadway Grill or any other business involved had lots of information exposed. That would explain what a big deal this seems to be.
My debit card was compromised as well. A few friends I know also got their debit/credit card compromised also. What we all have in common was the QFC on Broadway(at the Broadway Market).
I haven’t been to the Broadway Grill in almost half a year.
But it is easy to become a social media expert. It should take you about an hour and then you can get a fancy job being the expert for a big technology company.
got a call from my cc company that someone in ny used my credit card at a fedex store ($1) and an ugg store ($250) in ny. i haven’t been to broadway grill in forever, but do frequent the qfc broadway.
anyway, i’ve reported it to the fuzz. let’s hope the catch the bastards.
My debit card was declined at the ATM and Vivace this morning. After I called my bank, I found out that on Monday and Tuesday there were attempts made to use it at WalMart and a car wash place – both qualify as suspicious activity.
I haven’t been to B. Grill since July, but I stop in at QFC about once a week.