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Police update: EFTPOS thefts and misuse
April 13, 2023
Boroondara businesses are being urged to be alert to EFTPOS machine manual misuse and theft.
Detectives are investigating several incidents in Kew and Hawthorn.
- Never refund a transaction to a card other than the one used to make the original purchase
- Don’t allow customers to have control over your EFTPOS machine
- Be wary if a customer takes ages to input a 4-digit PIN or is reading numbers from their phone or a piece of paper
- Never leave your EFTPOS machine unattended on the counter.
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