False keypad, card reader found on Hong Kong bank deposit machine sparks warning for ATM users to be on alert
- Card reader, false keypad and suspected wireless transmitter uncovered at a cash deposit machine in Mong Kok
- Officers arrested one of two suspects caught on surveillance cameras allegedly installing devices on machine at daybreak on April 22
Hong Kong police are warning residents to be cautious when using bank ATMs, following the seizure of a card reader and false keypad with a suspected wireless transmitter at a cash deposit machine in Mong Kok.
Officers arrested one of two suspects caught on surveillance cameras allegedly installing the two devices on the machine at daybreak on April 22, police said on Thursday.
Inspector Mak Sai-ho of the Mong Kok criminal investigation unit said the arrested man was a traveller from mainland China who had been placed on a police wanted list and was apprehended when he entered the city on Tuesday.
The suspect was the holder of a two-way permit – a travel document that allows mainlanders to visit the city, according to police.
Mak said the man was charged with one count of accessing a computer with criminal or dishonest intent and brought before West Kowloon Court on Thursday.