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Seven suspects face 235 fraud-related chargesPerron said the suspects lived in nice (abovecolour.Continued from page 1average) homes and drove nice cars. Some of Review your credit and debit card state-Investigators have determined theSeven individuals have been arrested as a them had full-time jobs in the day, while thisments regularly to check for unusual transac-result of the investigation. They have been majority of the fradulent withdrawalsoperation was conducted after bank hours.tions and call your bank immediately if therecharged with a total of 235 counts of fraud were made from bank machines in The individuals conducted the entire oper-is a discrepancy.related offences, including fraud over $5,000, the United states, which provided the ation, including making the skimming devic-Charged are Elena Rob, 34, of Bramptonpossession of forging instruments, fraudu-accused parties with U.S. currency.es, installing them, creating fraudulent cards(Possession of Property Obtained by Crime);lently stealing credit card data and possession and withdrawing the cash. John Rob, 32, of Brampton (Fraud overof property obtained by crime.However, the devices can also be pur-$5000, Possession of Property Obtained byHalton Regional Police ChiefThe operation was conducted by a self-chased from organized crime organizations.Crime, Use Credit Card Data (2 counts),Gary Crowellcontained group, whose members, residing in The investigators would not say whichPossession of Credit Card Data (38 counts),Mississauga, Brampton and Toronto, were banks were targeted, but noted that all finan-Possess Instrument for Use in Forging Creditfrom bank machines inside the United States, related in some way.cial institutions have to deal with this com-Cards (39 counts)); Janet Rob, 42, of Torontowhich provided the accused parties with U.S. The investigation began in early June.mon crime.(Possession of Property Obtained by Crime);currency, Crowell said.According to police, between Nov. 22, Skimming is a fraud that preys on theFrank Rob, 40, of Toronto (Fraud over $5000,In most cases, financial institutions have 2010 and June 21 of this year the group tar-unsuspecting, as well as the most vigilantPossession of Property Obtained by Crime,systems in place to identify compromised geted banks in Halton, the GTA and predomi-customer, Crowell said in his presentation.Possess Instrument for Use in Forging Creditcards and reimburse their customers, Crowell nantly Oakville.He added that chipped cards make itCards (24 counts), Possession of Credit Cardadded.The suspects installed skimming devices harder for the crime to occur, but until banksData (25 counts)); Daniel Boizan, 40, of Each time the accused installed the skim-on automatic teller machines (ATM), video in the U.S. adopt the chip technology, evenMississauga (Possession of Property Obtainedming devices, they were captured on bank recording devices to gain access to pins, chipped cards can be compromised. Chipped-by Crime); Vasile Kurak, 39, of Mississaugasurveillance video. Search warrants were con-counter-surveillance to ensure the compro-cards in Canada can be duplicated and used to(Fraud over $5000, Possession of Propertyducted in Brampton, Mississauga and Toronto, mised debit cards were not discovered, and withdraw cash in the U.S. using the blackObtained by Crime, Use Credit Card Data (3where police arrested the seven individuals removed the devices.stripe technology.counts), Possession of Credit Card Data (34and seized possessions.Within hours of installing the devices, Crowell provided the following tips tocounts), Possess Instrument for Use inThe possessions include:they were removed. The stolen data was people:Forging Credit Cards (35 counts)); and Ionut $110,000 in U.S. and Canadian curren-downloaded and encoded onto blank credit Use your free hand or body to conceal asMunteanu, 30, of Brampton (Fraud overcy cards or debit cards or formatted debit and much of the keypad as you can when entering$5000, Possession of Property Obtained by instruments used to forge credit cardscredit cards.your pin code. Cameras are usually positionedCrime, Fraud under $5000 (5 counts), numerous fraudulent credit cards The suspects were then able to withdraw above or on the side of the keypad.Possession of Credit Card Data (5 counts), Use three motor vehiclescash from machines with the cards or make If there are multiple TM machines in aCredit Card Data (8 counts), Possess related property seized as Proceeds of direct point-of-sale purchases at retailers.row, do a quick visual to see if all the slotsInstrument for Use in Forging Credit Cards (6CrimeInvestigators have determined the major-look the same, such as variations in look andcounts).Investigators Brad Murray and Dwayne ity of the fraudulent withdrawals were made FDAFUWCITRNOEHREAAYMKL HERITAGEA E FUUNSINCE 1977TRHDLifestyle Home FurnishingsNOIRTIUZREDESolid Wood Canadian Made SALDining RoomsE$2999In stock fromUnique Accent BuffetsTheyre so adorable when theyre having fun.(So are the kids.)At Timbits Soccer, everyone gets into the game. 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