We’re still missing important details on this previously reported case, but here’s an update: A Miami-Dade County resident was sentenced to 102 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, for operating a scheme to skim credit card numbers, manufacture counterfeit credit cards and file false federal income tax returns. Christopher…
Category: Skimmers
Skimmers Found at Some Calif., Colo. Safeways
Brian Krebs reports: Sources at multiple financial institutions say they are tracking a pattern of fraud indicating that thieves have somehow compromised the credit card terminals at checkout lanes within multiple Safeway stores in California and Colorado. Safeway confirmed it is investigating skimming incidents at several stores. Read more on KrebsOnSecurity. In at least two locations…
Eight Charged with “Skimming” Financial Information at Gas Stations in Cities Across the Southwest, Including Long Beach
Today, authorities arrested four defendants charged with federal fraud and identity theft for allegedly working with four others to install credit card “skimmers” at gas stations across Southern California and Southern Nevada, including some in Long Beach. Read more on Long Beach Post.
Six Cuban Nationals Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Access Device Fraud, Access Device Fraud in Skimmers scheme
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced Friday that six Cuban nationals who reside in Florida were indicted for conspiracy to commit access device fraud and two counts of access device fraud. JULIET ESTRADA PEREZ, age 22; LUIS RIVERA GARCIA, age 26, JESUS ENRIQUE GONZALES TORRES, age 23, ORLANDO GUILLEN DIAZ, age 29, YOETNIS VAZQUEZ PEDROSA, age 31, and YILIAM TORRES, age 23,…
MA: Waiter charged with credit card fraud
Anthony Fay reports that at an alert restaurant owner may have saved more of her customers from becoming victims of a rogue employee. The owner of a Springfield Chinese restaurant called police, after she allegedly discovered one of her waiters stealing customers’ credit and debit card information. Springfield police Sgt. John Delaney told 22News that…
Ca: Stolen debit info from Regina being used in New York City
Michael Smyth reports: The Regina Police Service is alerting people that it’s received numerous complaints of debit card frauds this past week. Investigators say card numbers were stolen at different Regina businesses between March and April this year, likely by using skimming equipment. Suspects typically swap a machine with their own PIN pad, which records…