Six Romanian citizens were found guilty of bank fraud and convicted in the state of Florida, in the U.S. They were sentenced to three to seven years in jail, according to The United States Attorney’s Office.

The six suspects admitted they had installed devices to access credit card data on ATMs in Florida, a scheme known as “ATM skimming”. Using the electronic data stolen from their victims’ credit cards and the PIN numbers, which they recorded with miniature cameras, they made new cards which they used to draw money out of the victims’ bank accounts.

American authorities found that they stole a total of USD 340,000 from 314 bank accounts.

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