Copying data from the cards. Caught in the act – Onet.pl

 
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  capital as police detained two citizens of Latvia
 
 
 

The police station in Warsaw Ochota reported the man who a few moments before he wanted to withdraw money from one of the ATMs in the district. However, he resigned from the transaction because it disturbed appearance. The officers immediately went to the address indicated.

– On-site confirmed that the so-called ATM is established. overlay to copy data from the cards. Ambushed. During follow-up, in the afternoon, when the ATM appeared two men, who dismantled the overlay. Then they were detained – reports aspirant Edith Wisowska the District Police Warsaw III.

As it turned out, that Latvian citizens, aged 30 and 34 years. – During a search of a hotel room, where they stopped the men, police found and seized other items that were used for copying cards detainees – skimmer, overlay with the masked camera, a device for transferring data from the card. It was also protected their car where they found cards and device for their copy – lists Edith Wisowska.

On the basis of evidence gathered by investigators, the prosecutor presented the men prepare for the counterfeiting charges electronic means of payment. To be so. skimming, which is a crime to use money from someone else’s account, after copying the data from the card, they will face five years in prison.

As emphasized by the police, the case is an evolving nature. There are signs that criminals have a proven more similar acts. Investigators examine whether the men pulled out already with the money from someone’s account. Do not exclude that they will be raised further charges.

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