Card reader with enhanced tamper resistance

An automated transaction machine comprising:

• a display;
• a keypad;
• an article exchange unit configured dispense notes of currency;
• and
• a card reader having:
• a card insertion slot configured to receive a card from a user and wherein the card is dispensed to the user through said card insertion slot after a transaction is complete;
• at least one conveyor member configured to move the card along a transport path extending at least partially within said card reader;
• at least one card-reading head positioned along said transport path and directed toward said transport path, said at least one card-reading head configured to read data held on one of a magnetic strip on an underside of the card and held on a chip embedded in the card;
• and
• a body sensor assembly including a body and a first sensor, said body extending into said transport path and is moveable in said transport path, said first sensor configured to detect a position of said body in said transport path, wherein only a weight of said body inhibits movement of the card along said transport path.

A card reader comprising:

• a card insertion slot configured to receive a card from a user and wherein the card is dispensed to the user through said card insertion slot after a transaction is complete;
• at least one conveyor member configured to move the card along a transport path extending at least partially within said card reader;
• at least one card-reading head positioned along said transport path and directed toward said transport path, said at least one card-reading head configured to read data held on one of a magnetic strip on an underside of the card and held on a chip embedded in the card;
• and
• a sensor assembly including a body and a first sensor, said body extending into said transport path and is moveable in said transport path, said first sensor configured to detect a position of said body in said transport path, wherein said body pivots toward a back of said card reader when the card is received in said card reader and pivots forward toward said card insertion slot when the card is output.