Sindhi Camp police have arrested the supervisor of a security company — which provides guards to the banks on charges of duping many people by tampering ATMs. The accused duped several people who used ATMs. He used to either ask for help or “assist” ATM users and would manage to get their PIN in the…
Category: Skimmers
Bulgarians caught installing skimmer in Turkey
Here’s yet another case involving Bulgarians: Novinite reports: Turkish media also report on the arrest of two Bulgarian nationals, suspected in ATM fraud. The Istanbul police has identified the two as Petko Stefanov, 36, and Vladimir Dimitrov, 33. They made the arrest after receiving a tip from employees servicing an ATM in the Fatih district,…
Bulgarian brothers charged with installing skimmers at Chase and Citibank
Bruce Golding reports: Two brothers have been charged with scamming more than $1 million by installing electronic skimmers and hidden cameras on Chase and Citibank ATMs. Radostin and Ulian Paralingov, from Bulgaria, used information gleaned from the devices to create duplicate bank cards and crack PIN codes, according to the Manhattan US Attorney’s Office. Another…
(update) St. Charles said 30 reports of debit card fraud came from Aldi
The breach previously mentioned on this blog involving some ALDI stores has reportedly affected “hundreds” of individuals. Hal Conick of the St. Charles Republican reports that 30 residents of St. Charles were among those affected.
NV AG: Man Arrested For Skimming Credit Cards
Yet another traffic stop that leads to the discovery of an ID theft ring: A Las Vegas man is facing federal charges after being arrested Sunday in connection with the creation and use of counterfeit credit and debit cards from information stolen from gas pumps, announced Daniel Bogden, U.S. Attorney General for Nevada. Zalalem Berhe,…
Update: Illinois ATM losses linked to some ALDI stores
This appears to be related to the breach previously reported here a few days ago. Evelyn Holmes reports: More victims have come forward regarding a case of debit card fraud in suburban Wheeling. Hundreds of people lost thousands of dollars, and Sunday, Chicago police were offering up tips to help protect against scam artists. The…