R. Rossell and M. GALLARDO
There are nearly a hundred affected by the maneuver at ATMs, but the amount could be higher. Maldonado was found in another fraud, but with credit cards. There are 15 detainees. The amount would exceed $ 100,000 in this case. Complaints were coming
throughout the day. In the ATM network documented Republic Bank, until yesterday, 18 cases of illegal withdrawals. In these cases, according to the executive manager of Alternative Channels Sales Network and official bank, Mariela Espino, already decided the money back to users. But the institution still analyzing 30 other complaints of this type.
Meanwhile, in the orbit of Banred the dimensions of the maneuver could be substantially higher. The ATM network is used by all private banks, and there are already dozens of cases reported. Banred CEO, Edgar Cortazar, told El Pais that analyzed until 69 hours allegations. "We're still analyzing the reports to get a complete picture, several institutions are affected but not yet established how they are distributed and the amounts reported cases," the chief of Banred.
The decision to compensate the users will follow a slow and complex process in the case of the bank's network officer.
"We have been exchanging information on the subject, but it is up to each institution to decide each case", explains his executive director of the Association of Private Banks of Uruguay Julio De Brun.
In this case, after Banred make a first assessment of the complaint, the bank administering solve the affected account how to make the money back.
Police, meanwhile, began an official investigation after 15 complaints. On Monday, the first four had entered the Department of Economic Crimes, but yesterday came another 11 during the day. Leadership is expected in a flood of complaints of this type, although the effects of the ongoing investigation into the number of people affected by the move will not change the lines of investigation, police sources said.
"We know that the situation affects almost all private banks, people are going to file complaint when presenting the institution recommends that secures it to the police authority," Chief sources explained.
modus operandi. It is clear to investigators that it was a maneuver "external" offenders conducted through ATMs.
cases were detected in at least two cashiers and two Pocitos Carrasco. It is estimated that criminals introduced a device in front of these ATMs to capture data from debit cards. Thus "cloned" cards from dozens of users. Then, using a film camera or by direct visualization caught fingering PIN number or user safety.
is believed that scammers operated for a month collecting data, and finally to strike in a single weekend. "Until we identify the culprits do not know how many cards cloned," he said yesterday BROU president, Fernando Calloia.
The truth is that, for now, ATM located on Boulevard Benito Blanco and Spain, Rivera and Soca, and Avenida Italy and Bolivia were those used by the gang of swindlers for their purposes.
Researchers Economic Crime Department began looking at the videos from security cameras of these ATMs. Police sources said already working on the identification of at least a couple of suspects. However, currently no detainees although a list of potential starting to be investigated covered by researchers.
Both the method used, as the history of similar maneuvers near the police did think that it could be a Brazilian. However, it also keeps track of "local labor" due to the profile of the suspects identified in the security footage.
"Equally, we should not rule out that the 'brain' of all this is on the outside," said one of the researchers consulted.
EN MALDONADO. The criminal court Ohanian Gabriel will continue today with the questioning of 15 accused of belonging to an organization that defrauded an issuer of Visa credit card for more than $ 100,000. No ruled that the move has also affected other credit card companies. The complaint was filed by the company issuing the credit card after hundreds of users residing outside the country began to report the occurrence of charging fees for phones that were not ordered. Maldonado
Police on Monday arrested 14 to 15 individuals for their alleged role in the operation, led by two youths, one 21 and one 25 years. Among those arrested was the mother of two young brothers and members of the same family and other individuals who acted as resellers of the "services rendered" by them.
Of those arrested, also is an officer of a court in the town of Florida, who had warned several members of the band that their homes would be raided by the police.
The detainees had now set up a cellular service charge was deducted from credit cards issued to residents outside the country.
The two youths had set up a network of resellers who were responsible for providing the service phones charging prices below market value. A party is contacted with resellers and could charge your cell phone with $ 1,000 by just paying a quarter of that value. Resellers loaded
then that $ 1,000 to the account of a credit card with access to its relationship with foreign criminals. The charge was made on the websites of the companies providing cellular telephone service in the country. And then they divided the $ 250 collected in cash. The maneuver began to take shape about two years ago.
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