We're always told to be wary of fake credit card readers as grocery stores and gas stations. Who knows who could be collecting and stealing your data when making a purchase.
Well, three men who were definitely stealing and collecting our data have been arrested, in what police are calling a multi-million dollar card skimmer scam.
Victor Marian Tecu, Triussa Gabrielle (a.k.a Ionut Firan Alexandrau), and Gheorge Ciprian Hilitanu were all arrested and are facing charges of Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity, Unlawful Interception of Electronic Communications, Tampering With a Government Document, and Fraudulent Use or Possession of Credit Card or Debit Card Information, according to WFAA.
The men allegedly created credit card skimmers that have been used all over the country. While serving a search warrant in Dallas, officers found 115 credit card skimmers, $50,000 in cash, 25 fake IDs, and more than 300 payment cards that had been "re-encoded with victims' account numbers."
According to intelligence center analysts, seizing the skimmers, the fake IDs and the payment cards prevented an estimated $23 million in additional potential fraud.
The three individuals are believed to be part of a larger transnational criminal organization and investigation into the group continues.
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