You are advised not to use any ATM machines in Tanzania until further notice. Over the last two days, several people in the embassy community have reported that money had been stolen from their accounts in the US by someone using an ATM in Nairobi. The losses have been significant. We are not alone, apparently, as others in the diplomatic and business communities have also been victimized.
All the victims report that they had used ATMs here in Dar es Salaam. We are unsure of the method the perpetrators are using, and therefore must assume that all ATMs in Tanzania are potentially compromised.
We strongly recommend that you check your accounts and determine if any unusual withdrawals have occurred. If so, cancel the affected ATM/debit/credit cards and advise your bank of the situation immediately.
They will take measures to prevent further losses. Please provide the Regional Security Office the details of the unauthorized withdrawals.
We are working closely with the Tanzanian police on this matter, and will provide updates as needed.
We are working closely with the Tanzanian police on this matter, and will provide updates as needed.
Can a person or a new group of peopel doing with knowledge of doing this. If not resisted as soon as possible, more people will be victims...
ReplyDelete>> Wont be a big proble if resisted early. PLEASE ALL, let's act positively in this matter. We are all concerned
haki ya Jehova vile...
ReplyDeleteivi tunaelekea wapi jamani??
yan nimeshtuka hii msg naenda benki apa kucheki balance zangu
heee visenti vyenyewe tunavitolea jasho afu system hazina ulinzi/umakini ivi!!
tutaweka pesa ktk chungu sasa
makubwa aya yan wamarekani wanajua sie tulioko bongo polisi wetu hawajatoa hii taarifa
ReplyDeletesijawai ona watu wasiojali raia wao km bongo
aya ni ya kweli michuzi au siku ya wajinga leo???
Hayo ndiyo matunda ya EAC!! Angalia, wanatega mingo zao Dar, wanawithdraw Nairobi. Matokeo yake, Tanzania ndiyo tunaathirika. Madhara ya Tangazo kama hilo kwa utalii, biashara na uwekezaji Tz ni makubwa mno!
ReplyDeleteWatu wameanza kuwa wabunifu wa ATM, ila swala la kuwashirikisha Police ni kitendawili. Good luck with that!
ReplyDeleteITS OVER NOW!HOW MANY PEOLE USE ATM PER DAY!AND HOW MANY PEOPLE READ MICHUZI PER DAY IN TANZANIA.WE DONT HAVE SECURITY WE HAVE NECRARITY.
ReplyDeleteJamani wengine tunakaa ulaya karibu mwaka wa ishirini sasa na sijawahi kusikia tukio kama hilo unless labda huyo afisa aliiibiwa kadi yake ya benki au wameweza kupata details zake za acc sababu hilo kwa wataalam ni rahisi sana ukizingatia kwamba huku kila kitu kiko computerised
ReplyDeletedah sasa hii hali inaleta wasiwasi
ReplyDeletehaya jamani naona sasa kuna umuhimu wa ndug zetu wa IT Security ndio pekee wanaweza kukomesha hili swala. Je, mabenki mangapi leo TZ ya watu hawa wa IT security na departments za IT security? Je, mabenki mangapi ya Network/System Security engineers? Je, mabenki mangapi yanayo watu wa kuzuia frauds? Je, mabenki mangapi yana secuiry systems za kutosha yn IDS, IPS na Firewalls za kuaminika? Kama kuna mdau wa benki yoyote bingo naomab anipe majibu ya maswali hayo. Mumestuka ATM basi jaribuni kufwatilia accounts zenu in deatils muone systems za banks za bongo zinavyochangaya madawa (kuna charges inakukata za ajabu sana). Nilikuwa mteja wa bank moja maarufu sana ina rangi za blue hivi, basi baada kufwatilia statements za miezi km 3 nikaona kuna charges za ajabu sana bs kufwatilia na kwa vile mwenyewe naelewa haya mambo. basi walikubali makosa na wakaniandikia kbsa barua ya kuomba radhi kwa usumbufu uliotokea ....
ReplyDeletehayo ndio matunda ya marekani na ulaya. nilijua itachukua muda mfupi kabla ya haya mambo kutokea. Wengi wa wasanii waliorudishwa huko kutoka huku, walirudishwa kwa sababu hizo, na wengine hata walitumikia kifungo kabla ya kukimbizwa huku. Tatizo la nyumbani ni kuwa tunakubali kuchuka kila mtu bila ya kuangalia backgroundd zao kwa muda wote walio kuwa nje ya nchi. Huku ni kawaida kwa crime kama hizo kutokea, ila video cameras zinasaidia. JUST BE CAREFUL WHEN USING YOUR CARD.
ReplyDeleteTHOSE ARE "COUNTERFIT DEBIT/CREDIT CARDS"....BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTION'S BE VERY CAREFUL....
ReplyDeleteKwa Bongo ATM Fraud ni kitu kigeni ila kwa nchi za kusini mwa Africa ni ishu ya kawaida. Ila waliopo hatarini sana ni wale wenye VISA card, kwani security level ni ndogo sana.
ReplyDeleteTechnology ni kitu kizuri lakini unethical uses ndio zinazosababisha frauds kama hizi. Mfano wa hatari za visa card ni pale unaponunua bidhaa kwenye e commerce, au unapoenda kuswap ili upate service fulani ama hotelini au supermarket. Kama itatokea mhudumu aka toa details za card yako kwa wezi basi jamaa watahamisha mkwanja wako wote
Ila kwa wale wa ATM za kawaida angalau ...
Wewe unayesema uko ulaya miaka ishirini hujasikia hii uko ulaya ya wapi? Jaya mambo ya kawaida tu. Hata hao NY city kila siku kwenye news tunapewa warning kuhusu ATM za barabarani ambazo haziko ndani ya bank au store yeyote. Kuna watu wataalamu sana ukiswipe card yako ukiondoka tu wao wanakuja wanaswipe ya kwao na sijui wanamemorize vipi PIN number yako. Before you know hela zako zimetolewa California. Distancs doesn't matter ila hao waizi mmoja anaishi Dar na mwingine yupo Nairobi na watasha wengi sikuhizi wanakuja bongo kuliko wanavyokwenda kenya hivyo ulaji upo bongo.
ReplyDeleteHas anybody bothered to check the authenticity of this so called security alert? If you check US Embassy in Dar travel warning for Americans, there is nothing listed. Go to US secretary of State (Mambo ya Nje ya Marekani) on travel advisory on Tanzania, there is no such warning!
ReplyDeleteWaswahili mnaingia mkengekirahisi na kila mtu anashindwa kuthibitisha kama source is true and valid! Mtaenda vitani kumbe mmedanganywa!
wee 5 am unawakandia wenzako na kingereza cha kibongo ouch!!!!! check US embassy, go to Us embassy ndio nini.
ReplyDeleteHapa ni wafanyakazi wa benki wanawapa au kushirikiana na wezi.
ReplyDeleteni kweli kwenye nchi zilizoendelea ATM zina camera build in, na pia benki mara moja wanakurudishia pesa yako halafu wao ndio watamtafuta aliyoiba .
Sasa je bongo kuna benki yoyote itaweza kukurudishia hizo pesa kwa haraka au mpaka utoe rushwa kuanzia polisi na wafanyakazi wenyewe wa benki?
je benki bongo zina bima ya serikali ya kulipa wizi huo kama wenzetu wanakuwa covered na FDIC nadhani kwa kiwango mpaka cha $laki
Hiyo habari ni ya kweli lakini ni kwa watumishi wa Ubalozi wa marekani na wageni wa ubalozi na sio kwa watanzania wote.
ReplyDeleteAlert issued as Americans lose cash from their bank accounts
BY STAFF WRITER
28th June 2009
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The US embassy in Dar es Salaam has registered complaints from several American citizens linked with theft of money from their bank accounts by an unidentified person in Nairobi, Kenya.
According to the information that The Guardian on Sunday received from the US embassy in Dar es Salaam over the weekend, all of the complainants stated that they used ATMs in Dar es Salaam before they learnt of the unusual withdrawals from their accounts.
“The Embassy is unsure of the method the perpetrators are using and must assume that all ATMs in Tanzania are potentially compromised,” brief information copied to The Guardian on Sunday stated.
However, the embassy did not disclose the name of the bank involved in the problem, which the embassy is working closely with the Tanzanian police to solve.
Efforts to reach the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Robert Manumba and the spokesman of the Police Force yesterday didn`t succeed.
In the wake of cyber crime, the embassy has recommended that American citizens check their accounts and determine if any unusual withdrawals have occurred and if so contact their bank immediately since the bank was in the best position to take measures to prevent further losses.
The embassy has also been forced to issue updated information on travel and security in the country that could be obtained from the Department of State by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the United States and Canada.
As for callers outside the United States and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444 should be used.
Cyber crime linked with theft of money from banks in Tanzania has recently caught the attention of bank operators, a trend that shows that police have an uphill task of acquiring ICT skills to keep pace with the changing sophisticated IT technology.
SOURCE: GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY
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ReplyDeleteshule zenyewe tuzitoe wapi ndugu yangu?madent wenyewe wanadesa kinoma toka primary
sasa police wenyewe tu no skuli,tufanyeje maswala aya yakitokea?yan nchi hii hatuna security kabisa na walalahoi ndo twafa ivo!!inasikitisha sana
wataalam tulonao wa IT either wako nje au under-utilized here n so depressed due to low payments n harsh environment!!
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