In Reply to: ATM's posted by washann on Friday, 21. January 2005 at 23:50 Bali Time:
While travelling in the US a few years back an ATM in Seatle swallowed a VISA card of mine. Apparently it just didn't recognise the bank (no kidding, being an Aussie one) and so it ate it. The card was not recovered. Just goes to show it can happen anywhere, even in apparently sophisticated western countries.