Bulgaria Ski discussion board

beware of atm machines in bulgaria, in sunny beach during the summer the atm machines were rigged with cloning devices, i had 20 cash withdrawals made 6 weeks after i returned to the u.k. At no time did anyone watch me put my pin in.
my friends in Sunny beach tell me that these crooks have now gone to the ski resorts for the winter - beware take cash or travellers cheques. at the end of the day its so cheap out there you will not need much.
have a great time - it did not put me off - we arrive sunday in pamporovo

did that - still got my details - my card issuer was brilliant they lost the money not me total of 20 x 200 levs. i do not know if there are money changing kiosks in the area, but again do not use them - the rate they put on the board outside is not what you get when you change - if you do get a good rate - then you could get monoply money so it would not be possible for us brits to know the difference. it is to be expected when these local crooks see us rich brits arriving in droves
sad because its a great place to go - cheap - good beaches in the summer and hopefully lots of good skiing in the winter - sorry forgot about the cheap beer.

Fraud is against the bank not you - they are not taking your money its the banks. But you may be asked to prove that is was not you who made the withdrawals, which is easier than it might sound. If you still have your original card then you have no problem if someone uses a clone - but obviously you are responsible for not being careless with your PIN (eg writing it on your card). If you don't have your original card then fair play - you should have taken care of it and/or reported it missing.

Funny thing that, they are always on about "protecting yourself from fraud", but in reality they mean "protecting us from fraud" - not that that isn't sensible either.