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Nine Indicted In Debit Card Skimming Scheme: $1 Million In Losses

Laurie Sullivan writes on TechWeb News:

Federal authorities arrested eight defendants accused of skimming bank account information from debit cards from more than 100 people at restaurants in Southern California. The information was used to steal money from the victims' bank accounts and purchase Postal money orders, a U.S. Postal Inspector said Wednesday.

Investigators for the three agencies involved in the arrests -- the United States Postal Inspection Service, IRS Criminal Investigation, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement -- believe the scheme resulted in the theft of more than $1 million.

posted by Fergie @ 6/22/2006 11:04:00 AM