Three Canadians indicted in US for credit card skimming operation

November 18, 2011

A New York judge today unsealed the indictment against three Canadians arrested this summer for a credit card skimming operation that defrauded 1,500 ATM users out of $285,000.

Using a hidden camera to record pin numbers and a covert skimming device, the men were able to steal the information for more than 1,000 debit cards over a five-day period. They now face multiple counts of grand larceny, identity theft, burglary, scheme to defraud, and criminal possession of forgery devices. Read more