~No money to pay bills~
PHILIPSBURG--Clients of RBTT told The Daily Herald on Tuesday that they have been skimmed out of their salaries and savings in an alleged ATM skimming operation that the bank is reportedly trying to contend with, leaving them unable to meet monthly financial obligations.
Affected persons told this newspaper that they reported to the bank amounts from NAf. 2,000 to NAf 7,000 being skimmed from the current and savings accounts in the span of a few days. They discovered the money missing when they tried to use the same ATM they are accustomed to at the RBTT branch at Emmaplein.
At first the customers thought something was wrong with the ATM cards, but upon entering the bank and questioning what was wrong with their accounts or the cards, they were informed by bank personnel that several people "have also been hit."
Information was also relayed to the affected clients that persons were recently arrested in Anguilla in connection with skimming practices; however, this has apparently not deterred skimmers. The bank notified some of its clients that their money would be reimbursed shortly, but could not tell others when to expect to get their money.
In the meantime, the affected persons who spoke to The Daily Herald said they were in desperate need of their funds, considering it was the start of a new month and financial obligations had to be met. Management of RBTT bank was contacted for clarification on this issue, but had no comment up to press time on Tuesday.
Windward Islands Bank earlier this year filed a complaint with the Prosecutor's Office concerning an attempt to defraud the bank. More specifically, the bank's security monitoring systems detected skimming activity at its ATMs located on Cyrus Wathey Square and the St. Rose Arcade, two machines that are heavily used by tourists.
Local government Financial Services Authority (FSA) David Beckham Sweden Simon Cowell Lake District
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