Australian Police Bust ATM Fraudsters in Card Skimming Syndicate

Australian Police Bust ATM Fraudsters in Card Skimming Syndicate
A person inserts a debit card into an ATM in Pittsburgh, PA. on Jan. 5, 2013. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo
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A scamming syndicate accused of installing card skimming devices and pin hole cameras in ATMs to steal money and create fake bank cards has been busted.

The group, allegedly linked to an international crime syndicate, had been operating across Australia’s east coast before two men were caught outside an ATM in Brisbane earlier this month.