North Yorkshire Police issue warning to Harrogate district businesses over fraudulent card machine use
North Yorkshire Police is urging businesses across the Harrogate district to remain vigilant after reports of a man fraudulently using PDQ card machines.
A number of hospitality venues have reported incidents involving a male suspect entering premises and using PDQ machines to process high-value refunds to various bank cards.
On one occasion, the man reportedly attempted to purchase a drink, claimed there were issues with his card, and took the machine to enter his PIN, overriding it with a supervisor PIN.
A spokesperson at North Yorkshire Police said: “We are asking local businesses to be extra vigilant and report any similar incidents to police.
“We are also advising businesses to review their security around access to logins and pin numbers for overriding PDQ machines and security around entry to bar areas or areas where point of sales may be present.”