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ATM Repairman Accused of Taking (and Faking) Cash

Posted by Roblimo on from the what's-in-your-wallet? dept.

fysdt writes "An ATM repairman was nabbed in Phoenix on charges of having stolen about $200,000 in ATM funds. His method was almost brilliant in its sheer stupidity: He pocketed the cash, and replaced it in the machines with 'counterfeit or photocopied $20 bills.'"

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  1. Re:Photocopied? by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Interesting

    To be fair, he was a Diebold employee. He probably assumed that there was no fraud sufficiently blatant to be punished for.

    More realistically, he was probably an opportunist, possibly with a newfound need for fast cash, and good counterfeit currency, while certainly not impossible to make or obtain, is not something you can just get ahold of in a moment. Were a sophisticated counterfeiting operation looking for a dispersal method, an ATM service dude might be a useful 'hire'. A random ATM service dude probably doesn't know how to just look up the local counterfeiters...