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Fake ATM planted at DEFCON

Matt Lincoln Russell August 2, 2009 8:30 PM ET in Tech

This is mostly notable only because everyone loves a good look-at-this-idiot story. Scammers placed a fake ATM near an entrance of the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, currently hosting the DEFCON hacker conference. As one might expect, it wasn’t long before it was noticed by an attendee and hauled away by police. They aren’t sure how long it was there or whether the scammer had any idea what sort of fish he was trying to catch.

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  1. djmeph
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    2 Aug '09, 11:36 pm
    They were smart enough to place the machine in one of the few spots in the hotel where there was no security camera to catch them, Priest said. "It was literally right next to the hotel security entrance."

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