Skimming gang indicted, facing over 60 years in prison

Four people have been charged of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to commit access device fraud, aggravated identity theft and bank fraud in the Manhattan federal court on Monday.

They have allegedly conspired to defraud bank customers by setting up skimming devices and replacing PIN pads with recording ones or with ATM PIN pad overlays on a number of ATMs across the US.

The devices would sent the recorded information to the crooks or they would access it remotely, which allowed them to create fake credit cards with the right information in order to withdraw money from the victims’ bank account.

The gang operated between March 2010 and May 2011, and they managed to get their hands on over $1,5 millions in total.

“All four are charged in the Superseding Indictment returned today with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to commit access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft,” says in the press release by the United States Attorney’s office, Southern District of New York. “Two are additionally charged with bank fraud. If convicted of these charges, they each face a maximum sentence of 69 and one-half years in prison.”