Transport · 4 hours ago
Police Arrest Suspects Over Tube Ticket Machine Card Scam
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British Transport Police have reportedly made several arrests after passengers said card-skimming devices were fitted to London Underground ticket machines. Victims say they were targeted while topping up Oyster cards at stations including Piccadilly Circus and St Paul's, with some reporting hundreds of pounds later withdrawn from their bank accounts. Some passengers advise using contactless cards or phone payments instead of inserting cards into machines.
Reported by Evening Standard · How we write briefs