❓ Hon Ed Dermer asks what measures police are taking to correct misinformation circulating about compromised EFTPOS machines at Maddington Shopping Centre, which is damaging local businesses. Hon Peter Collier responds that police have addressed inaccuracies in media interviews and news releases.
AnsweredQoN 1044Legislative Council
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MADDINGTON SHOPPING CENTRE — MISINFORMATION ABOUT SKIMMING OFFENCES
Some notice has been given of the question. I refer to misleading and inaccurate information being widely circulated by email that names shops at the Maddington shopping centre as having had their EFTPOS machines compromised by skimmers. What measures are police taking to disabuse the public of this misinformation, which is seriously damaging the small businesses in the centre? Hon PETER COLLIER
Some notice has been given of the question. I refer to misleading and inaccurate information being widely circulated by email that names shops at the Maddington shopping centre as having had their EFTPOS machines compromised by skimmers. What measures are police taking to disabuse the public of this misinformation, which is seriously damaging the small businesses in the centre? Hon PETER COLLIER
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Police are aware of emails circulating that relate to businesses affected by alleged credit-debit card skimming and PIN capture offences. During police media interviews, specific reference was made by police to inaccuracies in the emails. All the police news releases relating to these occurrences have remained specific about the information available to police. Police comments about the inaccuracies contained in the circulated emails have been reflected in the media reporting of these matters.
I refer to misleading and inaccurate information being widely circulated by email that names shops at the Maddington shopping centre as having had their EFTPOS machines compromised by skimmers. What measures are police taking to disabuse the public of this misinformation, which is seriously damaging the small businesses in the centre? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Police are aware of emails circulating that relate to businesses affected by alleged credit-debit card skimming and PIN capture offences. During police media interviews, specific reference was made by police to inaccuracies in the emails. All the police news releases relating to these occurrences have remained specific about the information available to police. Police comments about the inaccuracies contained in the circulated emails have been reflected in the media reporting of these matters.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Police are aware of emails circulating that relate to businesses affected by alleged credit-debit card skimming and PIN capture offences. During police media interviews, specific reference was made by police to inaccuracies in the emails. All the police news releases relating to these occurrences have remained specific about the information available to police. Police comments about the inaccuracies contained in the circulated emails have been reflected in the media reporting of these matters.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Police are aware of emails circulating that relate to businesses affected by alleged credit-debit card skimming and PIN capture offences. During police media interviews, specific reference was made by police to inaccuracies in the emails. All the police news releases relating to these occurrences have remained specific about the information available to police. Police comments about the inaccuracies contained in the circulated emails have been reflected in the media reporting of these matters.
Police are aware of emails circulating that relate to businesses affected by alleged credit-debit card skimming and PIN capture offences. During police media interviews, specific reference was made by police to inaccuracies in the emails. All the police news releases relating to these occurrences have remained specific about the information available to police. Police comments about the inaccuracies contained in the circulated emails have been reflected in the media reporting of these matters.
I refer to misleading and inaccurate information being widely circulated by email that names shops at the Maddington shopping centre as having had their EFTPOS machines compromised by skimmers. What measures are police taking to disabuse the public of this misinformation, which is seriously damaging the small businesses in the centre? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Police are aware of emails circulating that relate to businesses affected by alleged credit-debit card skimming and PIN capture offences. During police media interviews, specific reference was made by police to inaccuracies in the emails. All the police news releases relating to these occurrences have remained specific about the information available to police. Police comments about the inaccuracies contained in the circulated emails have been reflected in the media reporting of these matters.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Police are aware of emails circulating that relate to businesses affected by alleged credit-debit card skimming and PIN capture offences. During police media interviews, specific reference was made by police to inaccuracies in the emails. All the police news releases relating to these occurrences have remained specific about the information available to police. Police comments about the inaccuracies contained in the circulated emails have been reflected in the media reporting of these matters.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Police are aware of emails circulating that relate to businesses affected by alleged credit-debit card skimming and PIN capture offences. During police media interviews, specific reference was made by police to inaccuracies in the emails. All the police news releases relating to these occurrences have remained specific about the information available to police. Police comments about the inaccuracies contained in the circulated emails have been reflected in the media reporting of these matters.
Police are aware of emails circulating that relate to businesses affected by alleged credit-debit card skimming and PIN capture offences. During police media interviews, specific reference was made by police to inaccuracies in the emails. All the police news releases relating to these occurrences have remained specific about the information available to police. Police comments about the inaccuracies contained in the circulated emails have been reflected in the media reporting of these matters.
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