How long do I need to do this to get to 25,000,000 people?

I’m sure that everything that can be said has already been said but I’m absolutely amazed at how much damage one can do with 2 CD’s…

In the letter, Bank of Ireland wrote:

‘The Bank is concerned that your ATM/Laser card details may have been compromised, and we wish to replace your card as a precaution‘.

It’s almost cliched to say it but there was a large sum (to me) of money resting in my account. I got my new cards today so the panic is over.

I must say the bank handled it quite well. They wrote to me with their concerns and included a contact number if I wanted further information. I rang the number and the cynic in me smiled when I got an answer machine. I left my contact details and they did actually phone me back within 20 mins. Apparently, there was a possible skimming scam in the College Green area and my name/bank details were on the list of potential victims. The bank wanted to replace my card to ‘break the chain’. She wouldn’t tell me if it was a cash machine or shop that had been compromised, which is understandable.

The weird thing is that I’ve never used a cash machine around College Green because of the risk of tampered machines (!) and I generally don’t use my laser card. I normally use ATM machines in shops because I believe they’d be harder to interfere with? I’m now wondering if I’m right or wrong in that assumption?

Still, kudos to Bank of Ireland. As promised, my new PIN number arrived yesterday and my new card was in my branch today. I wonder why I haven’t heard much about it the media though?

Co-incidently, two Southerners were arrested in the North for an alleged skimming incident. I love the phrase that breakingnews.ie used –

The pair…were being held on suspicion of going equipped for theft

P.S. I didn’t lose any money.