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" Did you just get cash out in your lunch hour? Most of us wouldn&amp;#039;t think twice about such an everyday activity (apart from a half-arsed hand-cup to hide you putting in your PIN number).\u00A0 But worryingly police are warning us to avoid Santander cash machines due to &amp;#039;potential criminal activity and vandalism&amp;#039;.\u00A0  Five Santander cash machines have been shut down at the request of Lancashire Police, who made calls about suspicious devices on the bank&amp;#039;s ATMs across the county.\u00A0 Last week they received reports of issues with some of the bank&amp;#039;s cash points, and officers became concerned criminals targeted the machines in a bid to steal card details and cash, &amp;quot;Santander was contacted this weekend by police who requested that five ATM machines in the North West and Lancashire area be shut down due to potential criminal activity and vandalism,&amp;quot; said a spokesperson.    &amp;quot;The five ATMs in question were shut down immediately. The Santander ATM network remains fully operational and we are assisting the police with their enquiries in relation to the five ATMs in the Lancashire area. &amp;quot;Customers are always advised to remain vigilant and if concerned about any other ATM machines, they should contact the police immediately and not use them.&amp;quot; The bank has said none of its customers have reported being the victim of fraud, but they&amp;#039;ve urged anyone who has lost money to contact Santander. Lancashire Police tweeted (what do you mean you don&amp;#039;t follow them?) that the security at Santander ATMs in Lancashire had been &amp;quot;compromised&amp;quot;, and advised the public not to use them. Cheshire Police also issued a warning on Twitter to avoid Santander machines in Wilmslow, near Manchester.      Security at Santander ATMs in Lancs has been compromised. Advice is not to use them. If you have lost money please contact the bank and 101. \u2014 LancsPolice (@LancsPolice) April 3, 2016    A spokesman for the Lancashire force said it is feared the issue could be widespread.\u00A0 Remember peeps: don&amp;#039;t use a cash machine if it appears to have been tampered with and shield\u00A0the keypad when you\u00A0enter\u00A0your\u00A0PIN number. Preach.\u00A0    "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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