Ring Involved in Counterfeit Plastic Card Transactions Detected in Armenia
29.08.2008,
02:42
Armenia’s National Security Service detained an international criminal ring involving three Romanians and a Latvian, the Press Center of the National Security Council reported.
YEREVAN, August 28. /ARKA/. Armenia’s National Security Service detained an international criminal ring involving three Romanians and a Latvian, the Press Center of the National Security Council reported.
In August the group cashed about 263,000 U.S. dollars with counterfeit plastic cards through ATMs of branches of VTB (Armenia), Anelik, Unibank and Conversbank in Yerevan and the regions of Armenia, the Press Center reported.
The National Security Service found 160 counterfeit plastic cards, a lot of foreign currency and Armenian Drams in hotel rooms of the group members, says the report. Counterfeit transactions were effected through bank accounts of clients of Barclays British bank.
According to the report, efforts are made, together with the Interpol and other international organizations, to completely detect the criminal activities of the group. Most probably the group ran also in a number of foreign countries, the report says. –0--
In August the group cashed about 263,000 U.S. dollars with counterfeit plastic cards through ATMs of branches of VTB (Armenia), Anelik, Unibank and Conversbank in Yerevan and the regions of Armenia, the Press Center reported.
The National Security Service found 160 counterfeit plastic cards, a lot of foreign currency and Armenian Drams in hotel rooms of the group members, says the report. Counterfeit transactions were effected through bank accounts of clients of Barclays British bank.
According to the report, efforts are made, together with the Interpol and other international organizations, to completely detect the criminal activities of the group. Most probably the group ran also in a number of foreign countries, the report says. –0--
