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Toronto Police are warning the public to be careful when using debit cards in taxis after charging a ring of crooked cabbies with more than 250 counts of fraud and identity theft.

Six people are alleged to have stolen millions of dollars from unsuspecting customers around the GTA in recent years—often without a customer's knowledge.

It all links back to an elaborate (and recurring) scheme involving rigged Point of Sale machines, decoy debit cards, stolen PINS and drained bank accounts.

Here's how it works, according to police:

Drivers pick up a customer in the early morning or evening hours and drive them to their destination. When the customer attempts to pay using debit or credit, they're handed an "altered Point of Sale" machine by the driver.

The customer enters their PIN, at which point the machine returns an error. The driver then asks for the machine back—with the card still in it—to see what's going on. At this point, the driver switches the passenger's actual debit card with someone else's from the same banking institution.

It normally isn't until later that the customers realizes that their PIN was recorded by the fake Point of Sale machine. All a cabbie needs to do is hit up the bank, enter your code, and voila: Your cash is now their cash.

"The customer's funds are depleted from their accounts fraudulently," explains a Toronto Police media release. "The customer usually has no knowledge of the fraud until the bank notifies them, or they attempt to utilize the card provided to them by the driver at a later date, realizing it has been swapped."

This past November, one victim told the CBC that he'd been bilked out of $3,500 by fraudsters. Another victim said he lost $4,100 in one fell swoop.

Link:

https://www.blogto.com/city/2019/01/toronto-taxi-drivers-busted-scamming-hundreds-passengers/
 

james t kirk

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Another reason I hate cab drivers.

I always use cash in a taxi. (And Chinese restaurants.)

In fact, I never make purchases with my debit card any more. Not ever.
 

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This kind of happening is very disgusting to a point that many people I know are looking at taxi drivers in an increasingly negative manner!:very_drunk:

Toronto Police are warning the public to be careful when using debit cards in taxis after charging a ring of crooked cabbies with more than 250 counts of fraud and identity theft.

Six people are alleged to have stolen millions of dollars from unsuspecting customers around the GTA in recent years—often without a customer's knowledge.

It all links back to an elaborate (and recurring) scheme involving rigged Point of Sale machines, decoy debit cards, stolen PINS and drained bank accounts.

Here's how it works, according to police:

Drivers pick up a customer in the early morning or evening hours and drive them to their destination. When the customer attempts to pay using debit or credit, they're handed an "altered Point of Sale" machine by the driver.

The customer enters their PIN, at which point the machine returns an error. The driver then asks for the machine back—with the card still in it—to see what's going on. At this point, the driver switches the passenger's actual debit card with someone else's from the same banking institution.

It normally isn't until later that the customers realizes that their PIN was recorded by the fake Point of Sale machine. All a cabbie needs to do is hit up the bank, enter your code, and voila: Your cash is now their cash.

"The customer's funds are depleted from their accounts fraudulently," explains a Toronto Police media release. "The customer usually has no knowledge of the fraud until the bank notifies them, or they attempt to utilize the card provided to them by the driver at a later date, realizing it has been swapped."

This past November, one victim told the CBC that he'd been bilked out of $3,500 by fraudsters. Another victim said he lost $4,100 in one fell swoop.

Link:

https://www.blogto.com/city/2019/01/toronto-taxi-drivers-busted-scamming-hundreds-passengers/
 

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What was the ethnic background of the perps? If it was a white guy, we would know about it in the story.
 

TeeJay

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Technically the BANKS lose the money not the people
Insurance and all

But having said this; this happens EVERYWHERE
From bank machines in the malls, to restaurants, to gas stations
Nothing new here


Although I question why go through the hassle of switching cards
Because
A) you can simply skim the card and copy it
B) I dont care how drunk you are / late it is; the majority of people will notice a different name (or even physical wear and tear) on a card
 

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What was the ethnic background of the perps? If it was a white guy, we would know about it in the story.
I have not seen a white cab driver (in Toronto or NYC) this century. Some of the retired white cab drivers sold their plate to non-white drivers but these plates have declined in value since Uber (not fair).
 

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I have not seen a white cab driver (in Toronto or NYC) this century. Some of the retired white cab drivers sold their plate to non-white drivers but these plates have declined in value since Uber (not fair).
Same here. Last time I saw a white cabbie in the GTA, it was some Russian professor who asked me science questions and said my ride would be free if I answered them correctly. Somewhat different than today's experience.

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What was the ethnic background of the perps? If it was a white guy, we would know about it in the story.
Don't think ethnicity has anything to do with the crime or the reporting of it. The last time I saw a white cab driver was 17 years ago right before New Year's Eve, and it was a female and she looked to be around 60 years old. Very nice petite lady, we needed a very short ride so I gave her a hefty tip.
 

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Lots of white cab drivers are outside of Toronto and Brampton

Beyond incredibly racist the implication only non whites drive (or steal) is incredibly dumb
 

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A scammer or thief is a scammer or a thief no matter race, creed, gender, sexual orientation etc...
 

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I never liked cabbies to begin with. They think they own the road with no regard for other drivers.
 

kkelso

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Lots of white cab drivers are outside of Toronto and Brampton

Beyond incredibly racist the implication only non whites drive (or steal) is incredibly dumb
If that's what you took from my comment, then you misunderstood. In urban areas in NA (I can't speak to the rest of the world), driving a taxi is a crappy job, and historically crappy jobs = immigrant jobs. My comment that I haven't seen any white cabbies in many years was an observation on white immigration levels, not propensity toward crime.

KK
 

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If that's what you took from my comment, then you misunderstood. In urban areas in NA (I can't speak to the rest of the world), driving a taxi is a crappy job, and historically crappy jobs = immigrant jobs. My comment that I haven't seen any white cabbies in many years was an observation on white immigration levels, not propensity toward crime.

KK
I think most immigration to Canada comes from China and India. Can't remember ever seeing a Chinese cabbie either.
 

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What was the ethnic background of the perps? If it was a white guy, we would know about it in the story.
You expect them to report the perp’s ethnicity? Regardless of what is was?
I don’t get it.

But I never have understood your type.
 
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