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Authorities in Macedonia have arrested eight Bulgarians and Macedonians on charges of allegedly skimming devices to manipulate and drain ATM machines in Macedonia.
Reportedly, the criminal group siphoned out more than one million Macedonian denars, or the equivalent of 16 393 euro, through the use of forged bank cards.
According to the report, the group consisted of five Macedonian and three Bulgarian nationals. Prior to their arrest, the group was said to have been operation in several Macedonian towns, including Skopje, Ohrid, Stip, Radovis and Veles.
The prosecution office in Stip has brought charges against the men.
Last month, the FBI in the United States smashed two Bulgarian crime rings accused of defrauding Las Vegas and Phoenix area car dealers out of $1.6 million, in addition to skimming ATM machines worth more than $700 000.
A total of 11 people from the two rings were arrested and subsequently charged in three separate indictments in federal court following a two-year FBI investigation involving court-approved wiretaps.
Reportedly, the criminal group siphoned out more than one million Macedonian denars, or the equivalent of 16 393 euro, through the use of forged bank cards.
According to the report, the group consisted of five Macedonian and three Bulgarian nationals. Prior to their arrest, the group was said to have been operation in several Macedonian towns, including Skopje, Ohrid, Stip, Radovis and Veles.
The prosecution office in Stip has brought charges against the men.
Last month, the FBI in the United States smashed two Bulgarian crime rings accused of defrauding Las Vegas and Phoenix area car dealers out of $1.6 million, in addition to skimming ATM machines worth more than $700 000.
A total of 11 people from the two rings were arrested and subsequently charged in three separate indictments in federal court following a two-year FBI investigation involving court-approved wiretaps.
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