Cashpoint scammers strike again

Cashpoint scammers made an unwelcome return to Maidenhead this week.

The town centre was targeted by the scammers who once again zoned in on the High Street where a skimming device were fixed to the Nationwide bank's cashpoint.

Barclays Bank in Windsor's High Street was also fitted with a device on Friday, and there are a number of other suspected locations in Maidenhead which have been targeted.

A married couple had their Sunday spoiled when they were violently shoved by a criminal after discovering one of the skimming devices in Maidenhead.

The Maidenhead resident, who was walking with a crutch, and her husband, 65, discovered a card cloning device when they went to take out money from the Nationwide cashpoint.

They pulled it from the machine to see if their suspicions were correct, and were left shaken after a man ran up to them and grabbed the device out of their hands and pushed them. He and an accomplice then ran up the High Street. The 53-year-old woman was left with a bruised elbow from the shove.

Acting Superintendent for Windsor and Maidenhead, Jim Templer said: "It is the sort of crime that comes around in phases. I would urge people to be vigilant. They need to keep an eye on people who appear to be tampering with cash machines."

For the full story, including an eyewitness account, see this Thursday's Advertiser.