New Zealand Police Arrest 2 Bulgarians over ATM Skimming

The two Bulgarians had been in New Zealand for a number of weeks after arriving from Bulgaria via Singapore, before being arrested in a motel on Thursday. Photo by flickr.com

New Zealand police have arrested two Bulgarians in an ATM skimming scam in Nelson and Canterbury.

The two Bulgarians had been in New Zealand for a number of weeks after arriving from Bulgaria via Singapore, before being arrested in a motel on Thursday, NZPA reported.

It was believed that the alleged offenders had been attempting to access personal banking details electronically from the machines to be subsequently sent overseas for use with counterfeit credit cards.

The two have been questioned and are waiting to be charged in what is seen as a very serious crime in New Zealand law.

In July, Bulgarian criminals allegedly skimmed at least USD 80 000 from a cash machine on the Gold Coast highway in Australia.

Australian authorities fear that an international card-skimming operation may have spread across the Gold Coast city and maybe now to New Zealand.

 

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