Sofia Airport Customs Foil Paraguay-Bound Skimming Scheme

Crime | November 19, 2012, Monday // 13:23
Bulgaria: Sofia Airport Customs Foil Paraguay-Bound Skimming Scheme File photo

Customs officers at Sofia Airport have seized skimming devices and micro cameras in a shipment intended for Paraguay.

A total of 23 skimming devices and 5 micro cameras have been seized, local authorities have revealed. The devices in question are used in ATM fraud.

Bulgarian nationals have been busted for ATM fraud in various countries over the recent years, most recently in Thailand, Uganda, France and Chile.

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Tags: ATM fraud, skimming, Paraguay

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