NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ANDREI FAGARAS (“FAGARAS”), age 35, and TAMAS KOLOZSVARI (“KOLOZSVARI “), age 30, Romanian nationals, were indicted on January 31, 2025 on three counts of access device fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1029(a)(4). According to court documents, on November 13, 2024 and November 14,2024, FAGARAS and KOLOZSVARI possessed device-making…
Category: Skimmers
Member of Roanoke-Area ATM Skimming Conspiracy Pleads Guilty
ROANOKE, Va. – A member of a Romanian criminal organization who traveled to the United States to conduct ATM skimming pleaded guilty last week in federal court. Catalin Puscasu, 38, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Puscasu is the third defendant to have pleaded guilty for…
Agency Finds ‘No Error’ as Scammer Steals $15K from Excluded Workers Fund for Luxury Watches
Rommel H. Ojeda reports: On December 3rd, Stephanie, a Chinese immigrant and resident of Nassau County, was skeptical about using the ATM at her 7/11 in Garden City. She had seen warnings in the news about credit card skimming that had taken place in New York City. She inspected the ATM with scrutiny, looking for any…
ATM skimmers are still a thing– stay vigilant
There was a time when news stories about skimmers at banks, gas stations, and stores were all the rage. And then coverage dropped out of the headlines. But out of sight does not mean out of crime. Sahar Chmais reports: Tens of Hays County residents have reported credit card information theft in gas stations across…
Mexico Arrests Suspected Romanian Boss of ATM Skimming Network
Marcel Gascón Barberá reports: Mexican prosecutors have announced the arrest of a man identified in Romania as a key underworld figure, Florian Tudor, suspected of runnning an international skimming operation copying credit card data. The arrest follows an extradition request from Romania concerning charges of organised crime, extortion and aggravated attempted homicide. Minutes after the two…
Bulgarian jailed for stealing bank account data
Phan Anh reports: A Bulgarian man was sentenced to seven months and 15 days in jail on Wednesday for stealing and storing bank account information in HCMC. Stamov Ruslan Todorvo, 37, entered Vietnam last October and stayed in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7. He frequented several ATMs of different banks to install a device…