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At least 100 suspects stole over $13 million in three hours on Sunday, withdrawing money from hundreds of ATMs using forged credit cards.
The Van Dyke Money Gang in New York made off with more than $1.5 million this year—but it wasn’t in gunpoint robberies or drug running, it was a Western Union money order scheme.
Two former Pret A Manger staff allegedly skimmed customers’ credit card details to forge cards with their own names on them, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Nigel McCollum, 22, and Lenica Greene, 23, have been charged with identity theft, forgery, criminal possession of a forged instrument, criminal possession of forgery devices, and grand larceny, among other charges, in a 602-count indictment in New York State Supreme Court.
Australian authorities Thursday said seven people were arrested in Romania in connection with the largest credit card scam in Australian history.
Credit bureaus monitor nearly every American adult, and the information they collect and share affects people’s lives.
