BBC NEWS | Business | Device 'steals chip-and-pin data'

[Roland Perry]

In article <48A2EDDD.910.B96327F@davidh.spidacom.co.uk>, David Hansen 
<davidh@spidacom.co.uk> writes
>> Birmingham police had a dedicated bank card fraud unit at least ten
>> years ago.
>
>Wasn't that about the time that the police/Home Office had the "bright"
>idea of transferring this sort of investigation to the banks? If it
>wasn't so serious it would be comical. The bank steals your money, the
>police couldn't care less and tell you that you must ask the bank to
>investigate itself.

I think you are confusing two different things. Dedicated Cheque and 
Plastic Crime Unit (DCPCU) - which is police run but funded by the banks 
- was set up in 2002.

Last year a completely different initiative commenced - to have 
customers report individual card fraud direct to the banks not the 
police.

-- 
Roland Perry