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Credit card cloners arrested in Marbella
By h.b. - Apr 14, 2008 - 5:01 PM
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The Romanian gang had been using the cloned cards in the boutiques of Puerto Banús
A gang of credit card duplicators has been broken up in Marbella and items from fraudulent purchases estimated to be worth more than 100,000 € have been recovered. Police also found a large amount of false documentation with some 100 cards which had been cloned and were ready for use.

Europa Press reports that National Police based in Marbella broke up the gang of Romanians, and two of those arrested, named as Petrica L. and Florin B. will appear before the judge shortly.

Police discovered the group on April 10th using the cloned cards in several exclusive shops in Puerto Banús. The cards were made using a technique of skimming. The cards were prepared here, but using data sent to the group over the Internet from abroad.


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