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UK debit & credit cards: fraud losses at cash machines 2003-2017

Value of annual fraud losses at cash machines in the United Kingdom from 2003 to 2017 (Figures are expressed in millions of British Pounds, except where otherwise indicated)

The data depicts the annual value of fraud losses at cash machines in the UK from 2003 to 2017. Fraud losses at cash machines includes both fraud that takes place at cash machines on stolen cards or where a card account has been taken over by a fraudster, in all cases the fraudster would need the PIN number. The three methods used to commit fraud at cash machines are through card-trapping devices, by skimming, or by shoulder surfing. It can be seen that the highest value of fraud losses at cash machines was found in 2004, when losses amounting to 74.

2003 41.1
2004 74.6
2005 65.8
2006 62
2007 35
2008 45.7
2009 36.7
2010 33.2
2011 29.3
2012 29
2013 31.9
2014 27.3
2015 32.7
2016 43.1
2017 37.2