Romanian ATM Skimmers Arrested

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27.05.2010 05/27/2010

Prosecutors Department for Organized Crime and Terrorism - Craiova Territorial Service investigating several people in terms of offense establishing a criminal organization, without the right access to a computer system, availability of computer data, possession of equipment payment instruments for counterfeiting, forgery of an electronic payment instrument and circulation of counterfeit payment instruments.



In fact, Note that the radius of Dolj County was formed an organized criminal group, with branches in Olt county and city Bucharest, specializing in computer crime offenses committed.
Electronics of skimming equipment were made especially in Chisinau and Bucharest Municipality mechanical components were made in Craiova, where parties make and assemble electronic and mechanical devices obtained were then sold to others or used by group members, especially in Italy.
On May 27, 2010, under authorization obtained by prosecutors DIICOT Is carried out searches at home in 38 buildings in Craiova, Jud. River (three buildings) and Bucharest Municipality (6 buildings).
At the headquarters D.I.I.C.O.T. Craiova Territorial Service will be led 20 people to interview.
Researches were carried out with police officers in BCCO Craiova BCCO Bucharest DCCO - SCCI and employees of the Romanian Gendarmerie and spirit.


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PRESS RELEASE 2
05/27/2010



Prosecutors Department for Organized Crime and Terrorism - Territorial Service Brasov seven defendants investigated for committing the crime of belonging to an organized criminal group in Criminal through computer systems and networks - has the equipment to counterfeit payment instruments electronic payment instruments, electronic forgery, attempted to carry out financial transactions fraudulently and blackmail.



In fact, it holds that, in early 2010, defendants Badila Mariean Aurel ink Lucian Marius Ciurea, Bularca Mircea Dumitru Constantin Teslaru Jones and Valentine have joined an organized criminal group, previously established, which acted in Romania and Italy, in order to obtain substantial amounts of money by using equipment for forging electronic payment instruments, the method used was skimming the site and withdraw money from accounts with credit cards clones.
In Romania were made or acquired devices used to perform electronic assemblies or reading data recorded on magnetic tape copy bank cards, such as "mouth of ATM and software used for the same purpose, and falsifying bank cards, such as" Exeba .
Artisanal equipment made in Italy were to be transported, installed ATMs, and after copying data from cards cloned and used to withdraw sums of money by members of the group.
Defendant charged Ţinteşan Calvin Note that, in late January 2010, amid problems with the registration of a car by exerting violence and threats of injured parties, won the amount of 3000 euros, the money is split with other members group.
In April 2010 and on May 25, 2010, under authorization obtained by prosecutors DIICOT Were carried out 17 searches in domiciliary buildings in Brasov, Constanta and Hateg, Hunedoara, during which totaled computers and equipment for counterfeiting credit cards, two firearms, side arms and risk drugs - hashish .
Prosecutors D.I.I.C.O.T. Brasov Territorial Service ordered 24-hour detention of defendants ink Lucian Marius Ciurea, Bularcă Mircea Dumitru Teslaru Ţinteşean Valentine and Calvin and proposed court for their arrest for 29 days and failing to arrest indicted Badila Aurel Constantin Mariean and Eugene, for 30 days.
In that case, on 17.04.2010, have ordered arrest of the other four defendants, members of the group, to form an organized criminal group, possession of equipment for counterfeiting and extortion of payment instruments.
Researches were carried out with technical support and Intelligence officers with police officers in BCCO Alba BCCO Constanta, Brasov and IPJ BCCO Brasov and employees of the Romanian Gendarmerie.
Research continues to documenting all criminal activities and criminal accountability of all participants.

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PRESS RELEASE 3
05/27/2010



Prosecutors Department for Organized Crime and Terrorism - Bacau Territorial Service ordered 24-hour detention of defendants Aaron Alexander, Edward Mazilu, Buta navigate, Farcas Johnny, Daiciu Alexander Nechifor Cornelius, Costel, and Antonache Mihai-Cristian Gafton Gabriel for offenses setting up an organized criminal group in Criminal through computer systems and networks.



In fact, notes that in 2009, defendant Aaron Alexander as leader, was indicted along with others, a criminal organization, with cross-border, specializes in manufacturing handicraft, marketing and operation of media devices to defraud electronic payment, unauthorized copying and transmitting data identification cards belonging mainly to foreigners, making fraudulent financial transactions in the virtual environment by using identification data cards for payment of services and the financial operation through fraudulent cash withdrawals from ATMs.
Group members acted both in Romania and abroad, particularly in Germany, UK, USA and the Netherlands.
On May 26, 2010, under authorization obtained by prosecutors DIICOT Were carried out searches at home in 10 buildings in the counties of Bacau and Neamt, during which they were removed by skimming devices and parts, electronic components, computer systems, ATM casts of some holes, 1,000 phone cards, SIM cards 160 issued by different mobile companies.
Prosecutors D.I.I.C.O.T. Bacau Territorial Service ordered 24-hour detention of the eight defendants and the court suggested their arrest for 29 days.
Researches were carried out with technical support DGIPI and with police officers in BCCO Bacau, Iasi, Alba and Brasov S.I.R. the I.P.J. Bacau and I.P.J. German and Mobile Gendarmes grouping employees Bacau.