Cash Machine scam on Green Lanes

@underbundle has reported on Twitter that thieves are operating a scam operating on Green Lanes at the moment. People are apparently being distracted at ATMs having their cards stolen and being conned into revealing their PIN.

Below is one example of how it's done from the Essex police.

The images show how the victim was approached by two men who stood either side of him. Moments before the cash was about to emerge from the machine one of the thieves, who was standing on a hidden £10 note, flicks the note beneath the user then taps him on the shoulder to say he had dropped the cash.

As the victim bent to pick up the note the second man grabbed the £350 from the machine and walked away.

Meanwhile a third member of the gang started chatting with a woman waiting to use the machine to prevent her seeing what was happening.

The victim, a 57-year-old man from Loughton, was not immediately aware of the theft and thought that the cash machine was faulty.