WSJ: The Romanians Steal the Social Aid of Americans Taking Advantage of Old Cards, Money Gets Into Real Estate and Gambling
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Crime networks organized with links in Romania are accused by the US authorities of exploiting the vulnerabilities of EBT cards to steal funds for people with low income in the United States. An investigation published by The Wall Street Journal shows that criminals would have used skimmer-like devices to copy the card data and PIN codes of beneficiaries of social assistance programs.
On a cold March day, a Romanian citizen who has already been expelled twice from the US entered a 7-Eleven store in Toledo, Ohio, and secretly mounted a device called "skimmer" at a credit card terminal, the prosecutors say...
Fraud with SN cards The investigators suspect networks with Romanian skimming links in the US, including in a case investigated in Toledo, Ohio, in March.
Thieves take advantage of outdated magnetic tapes from social welfare cards to steal hundreds of millions of dollars of public money, writes prestigious American publication.
A network made up of Romanians is accused by the US authorities of developing a fraud operation of the SNAP food aid programme by installing ‘skimmer' devices on payment terminals.
Romania's criminal networks exploit U.S. social aid cards, using skimming devices to steal beneficiary data and hundreds of millions of dollars from public funds, shows an investigation by The Wall Street Journal, which says that gangs operate in several U.S. states, and the outdated technology of EBT cards, based on magnetic tapes, makes them vulnerable targets. The investigation is published on the very day that President Nicusor Dan visits th…
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