Police have arrested three Romanian nationals for an alleged sophisticated ATM scam operating in Auckland.
Three men, aged from their late 20s to early 40s, will appear in Auckland District Court tomorrow on fraud-related charges for allegedly using skimmed credit cards to fraudulently withdraw cash from numerous ATM machines in the Auckland district.
Detective Senior Sergeant Iain Chapman, of Auckland City District’s Financial Crime Unit, says the trio arrived in New Zealand in April.
“It appears the men have allegedly been operating as an organised crime group. A number of ATM machines were used to withdraw cash using counterfeit credit cards skimmed in Europe. We were alerted to the scam when banks noticed a significant amount of money being withdrawn,” says Mr Chapman.
“Once it was realised that fraud was occurring, some quick work and cooperation between the banks and Police led to the quick apprehension of three males allegedly involved."
As the matter is now before the courts, Police cannot make any further comment.
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Shelley Nahr/NZ Police
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