Police have issued a warning after card skimming devices were found on two cash machines in North East Fife.
The devices were found attached to a standalone ATM outside a shop in Tayport, and also to the Bank of Scotland branch in Falkland.
Similar devices were also discovered in Dundee within the last few weeks, prompting Chief Inspector Jill Harper to urge people to check cash machines very carefully before using them.
She said: “These devices are cleverly designed to blend in with the original design of the cash machines, and so may not be very easy to spot at first glance. It is important that all users should take a few moments to ensure foreign objects such as cameras or card skimming devices have not been placed there by fraudsters.
“Cash machine users should also shield their hand when entering their PIN number, so if there is a camera then the image will be blocked and so preventing the card from being copied.
“Finally, do not allow a stranger to ‘shoulder surf’ and stand close behind you when entering your PIN number. Either ask them to stand away from you, or invite them to use the machine before you.”
Officers from the Fife Division of Police Scotland are examining CCTV images of the areas round where the devices were found.
Anyone with any information is asked to call Police Scotland on 101 or contact Fife Division through Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.