Overview
- Two Romanian men were arrested in AFP raids in Chatswood and Homebush for allegedly stealing over $800,000 through ATM skimming across New South Wales.
- The suspects are accused of tampering with ATMs in multiple locations, including Chatswood, Darlinghurst, Burwood, and the Illawarra region, using thin metal skimmers to clone bank cards.
- Police seized card skimming devices, fake passports, business cards, and cash, with evidence showing the men posing as bank employees to carry out the scheme.
- ATM surveillance footage reportedly captured the suspects installing skimmers and tampering with cameras to conceal their activities.
- The men face charges of dealing with proceeds of crime exceeding $100,000 and identity fraud, carrying potential sentences of up to 20 years in prison if convicted.