Two Romanians arrested in transnational ATM fraud scam.

[Ninja]

BANGKOK, Jan 6 -- Two Romanian suspects were detained in the Thai capital for alleged involvement in a transnational counterfeit electronic ATM card syndicate, Central Investigation Bureau deputy chief Pol Maj Gen Panya Mamen told at a press briefing on Thursday.

Vint Danail, 25 and Roatis Sergiu Virgil, 24, were apprehended in Yaowarat, Bangkok’s Chinatown, while using counterfeited electronic data cards to withdraw cash from Thai automated teller machines (ATMs).

Police searched the duo’s hotel room in Bangkok and seized 366 forged ATM cards, cash valued at Bt130,000 (about US$4,300) and a set of electronic devices for storing card data.

The suspects said that the head of the transnational ATM fraud gang was a native of Scotland and that the data stored in cards was skimmed from British victims. The suspects were to receive a 10 per cent share from the withdrawn money.

According to the press briefing, the crimes committed by this syndicate caused losses totaling at least Bt14 million ($467,000).

Initially, the two men were charged with possessing devices for forging electronic bank cards and using forged electronic cards. (MCOT online news)

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[zbox]

Coruption is big in Thailand, so if they have money they will be out ! Anyway, bad prisons over there .

 

[Panther]

China?)) is Thailand dude!

 

[zbox]

del

 

[GameSpider]

I bet they stayed too long at the ATM's, and thereby got busted, withdrawing sums from several cards at a time.

Is there any other info on the bust? It's always interesting to know how others got caught so you don't repeat others mistakes.

 

[thenewcrew]

theses fools talk to much.....me got busted at the ATM.....but kept quiet they found nothing you just have to play the game good

 

[dofkiuxas]

ouch, i wish police no more catch peoples who taking part in carding

 

[donvoto]

when it comes to thailand,
1.Never travel in a taxi to cashout in nights, always walk the road. Cops check all cars in the night for routine check for drugs and illegal immigrants,so when they see lots of money and plastics they know the business, 90% of the time the cops take the money and leave you if you have lots and if u are left with no money then u r in problem.
2.Always be careful with the local street vendors they are the informers. mainly the auto guys(Tuk Tuk) .
3.Do not keep the cash with you once you cash-out. send the money out of the country the way u have planed.
4.Msr/laptop and plastic in one room and u stay in another hotel. always safe. so when any thing goes wrong u can always take them to the room which is clean. so you are out of additional problem.
5.Never take call girls to your room which has plastics and money,most of the time they are the informers and the hotel staffs.
6.Its better to stay in a 5 start hotel than any small ones because u will have safety locker and also no cops normally check rooms there.
7.Don't use the internet from the hotel and phone lines.

My experience........

 

[kimagure]

Good advice, donvoto. Also, be careful at motorbike taxi drivers also, they're the biggest news channel for the cops, not only tuk tuks and street vendors. Snitching is a national sport in Thailand. Also make sure you don't step on local's toes and be sure to keep a low profile when going out