A CASH machine which has allegedly had a spy camera fitted to capture customer’s pin numbers, has also swallowed a woman’s card for no reason, she claims.

The ATM at Blackpole BP garage is being investigated by operator Cashzone after a man posted a video on Facebook insisting a camera has been fitted in an empty bolthole.

Beverley Shaw, of Warndon Villages, said her card was taken by the machine on Friday afternoon and she was forced to ring her bank to cancel it.

“My son went to use the card machine and the card was taken,” said the 56-year-old. “After he put the card in the machine it switched off and then came on again.”

Mrs Shaw’s son Jordan, 22, was awaiting a new card of his own and she had allowed him to go and draw money out when the incident happened about 1pm.

She was at a funeral when he rang to say the card had been swallowed and she rang Halifax to cancel it.

The support worker for children with autism said she doesn’t normally use cashpoints, unless at supermarkets, and prefers cashback.

The garage manager, who did not wish to be named, reiterated that the cashpoint does not belong to the petrol station and is not his responsibility but instead operator Cashzone.

However, he said “there is no camera there” – referring to the video's claims.

In 2006, a total of £250,000 was stolen from the bank accounts of 167 people who used the cash machines or paid in-store at the BP garage in Blackpole Road, its sister site in Castle Street, and Malthurst garage in Droitwich Road, Worcester.

Jo Curtis was a victim of that scam 12 years ago having money taken after using the garage on Castle Street, where a spy camera had been fitted above the till.

The 49-year-old, from Worcester, said: “I haven’t used BP since and won’t ever again.”

Referring to the alleged spy camera at the Blackpole garage, she said the cashpoint operators “need to be a bit more proactive”.

Mrs Curtis, an events organiser and former holiday business owner, said she wasn’t aware of the theft in 2006 until her bank called her and asked if she’d been abroad recently.

She said she was told the fraudsters bought airline tickets with her money – though can’t remember how much exactly was taken.Mrs Curtis reported it to the police after seeing reports of similar scams in the Worcester News. Cashzone did not provide a comment before we went to print.