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Five Venezuelan nationals pleaded guilty after failed ATM jackpotting attempts in Kansas. The FBI recorded 700+ cases in 2025, causing $20M in losses. Five Venezuelan nationals have pleaded guilty after trying to steal cash from ATMs in Kansas using the popular ATM jackpotting technique. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the case on August 31, […]

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[–] lemmygarden@lemmy.today 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Can someone explain the ATM jackpotting method... So I can avoid it?

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

2nd paragraph of the article. Seems hard to do by accident. I doubt you need to try very hard to avoid doing it.