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Beijing Cops Bust Bogus ATM
Jun 25th 2010 – 2:30PM
Chinahush.com
TAIPEI, Taiwan (June 25) -- Talk about a get-rich-quick scheme. Chinese police busted a man who installed a fake ATM in Beijing in order to steal unwitting users' bank accounts and personal identification numbers, according to a Beijing TV news report translated at Chinahush.com. The case highlights the proliferation of...
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