Two Chinese men held for placing scamming devices on ATM machines in Karachi

[hadi123]

Two Chinese nationals were arrested by police for placing a scamming device on an automated teller machine (ATM) in Karachi’s Zainab Market on Wednesday, according to Express News.

Sources said that when on-lookers came to know of their suspicious activities and informed the police.

Local residents said that they had spotted the alleged culprits involved in the same criminal activities at the same ATM machine before.

Two Chinese nationals were arrested by police for placing a scamming device on an automated teller machine (ATM) in Karachi’s Zainab Market on Wednesday, according to Express News.

Sources said that when on-lookers came to know of their suspicious activities and informed the police.

Local residents said that they had spotted the alleged culprits involved in the same criminal activities at the same ATM machine before.

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Police have taken the two Chinese nationals into custody and have been transferred to the office of SP Saddar Tauqeer Naeem.

SSP Javed Akbar Riaz said that the accused persons were previously involved in ATM fraud before they were apprehended for placing scammers which were also recovered from their possession.

A month ago Chinese nationals were caught placing scamming devices on ATMs at a shopping centre in CCTV footage in Karachi.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/160529...lacing-scamming-devices-atm-machines-karachi/

 

[finalfantasy7]

Well done for catching them.

Now it's time to prosecute them - and not hand them over to China

 

[Saeed]

Hopefully they don’t have one rule for Pakistani nationals and another for Chinese nationals. Punish them the same way average guy with no political connection is punished.

 

[Mamoon]

Hopefully they don’t have one rule for Pakistani nationals and another for Chinese nationals. Punish them the same way average guy with no political connection is punished.

We are on China’s leash at the moment. A failed attempt to rob an ATM is not worth angering the Chinese government - I expect this to be swept under the carpet.

 

[Slog]

We are on China’s leash at the moment. A failed attempt to rob an ATM is not worth angering the Chinese government - I expect this to be swept under the carpet.

these are random Joe Chinese folk.

not here as part of any CPEC initiatives etc

 

[Madplayer]

Transfer of technology

 

[carbon11]

these are random Joe Chinese folk.

not here as part of any CPEC initiatives etc

There is no cpec it's all crap fed to the public by Nooras

What you will get is Chinese hegemony and them looting the country , and sending their criminals here , you will see colonisation of Chinese settlers i.e. Whole private communities just Chinese they will buy up land and strategic assets

Just wait and watch the riots that will ensue when people finally wake up

 

[MenInG]

KARACHI: Three more Chinese nationals were arrested Sunday on suspicion of ATM skimming, the latest in a series of arrests linked to an organised gang behind a major electronic bank fraud in the city.

Police said the three men were caught red-handed trying to install a skimming device on an ATM in the upscale Defence Housing Authority (DHA) locality, only hours after a similar arrest from the Tipu Sultan Road area.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Clifton Asad Aijaz told reporters that a skimming device was seized from the arrested suspects, as well as Rs0.23million stolen from ATMs of different banks.

Two other suspects managed to flee, said the senior police official.

But, after receiving information from the arrested foreigners, police later recovered over 150 automated teller machine cards and arrested a fourth suspect who is currently being investigated.

"These [suspects] are not just a few individuals...they are part of an organised gang," said SP Aijaz.

He said the arrested foreigners had legally entered Pakistan on business visas.


ATM skimming: Chinese national arrested in Karachi

Earlier today, the police arrested a Chinese national from Tipu Sultan Road for his alleged involvement in ATM skimming fraud.

An ATM skimming device and Rs0.65million were recovered from the suspect’s possession, the police said, adding that three accomplices of the suspect managed to escape.

On January 10, police had arrested two Chinese nationals for their alleged involvement in ATM skimming fraud.

It was learnt that the arrested foreigners were seen suspiciously doing the rounds of an ATM booth on Karachi's Abdullah Haroon Road for the past three days.

What is ATM skimming?

ATM skimming can be regarded as identity theft for debit cards. Fraudsters employ different techniques to record your PIN code for accessing the money in an account.

In some instances, the schemers stick a fake card-reader on the ATM, while in others they place a fake keypad on the machine to get your PIN code.

Another technique employed in this crime is the use of a hidden camera, which records your PIN code and conveys it to fraudsters.

Some ATM skimmers also change the entire display of the ATM.

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