2 Bulgarians Arrested in Italy for ATM Fraud

Crime | October 5, 2010, Tuesday // 10:08
Bulgaria: 2 Bulgarians Arrested in Italy for ATM Fraud The Bulgarians have been installing skimming devices on ATMs in Venice, Italy. File photo

Two Bulgarian nationals have been detained in Venice, Italy for ATM fraud, the Italian daily "Corriere della Sera" has reported.

The Bulgarians, aged 24 and 27, have been arrested while they were taking off the skimming device, installed by them on an ATM in Venice.

The police have found one more skimming device, installed by the Bulgarians on another ATM.

In the hotel room where the criminals had been living, the police have found two more skimming devices and an apparatus for data storage. The Bulgarians have been forwarding data from bank cards to unknown accomplices.

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Tags: ATM fraud, ATM, bank cards, Italy, skimming device

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