The officers of Central Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained Levan M. (DoB 1984) for stealing cash from bank accounts and illegal manufacture of data and access codes.
Investigation established that on April 2 detainee illegally installed special (the so called skimmer) appliance for receiving and keeping of plastic card data on one of the ATM machines located on Pekini Street. By means of the mentioned appliance detainee attempted to receive plastic card data.
As a result of operative-investigative activities law enforcers seized the mentioned special appliance installed on bank machines on the same day.
Investigation also established that on March 31 detainee installed the so called skimmer on one of the ATM machines located on Chitaia Street and thus received bank account data of 329 customers. He manufactured fake plastic cards in Turkey by misusing illegally appropriated account data and attempted to cash the sum from ATM machines located in the United States.
By means of the mentioned method Levan M. misappropriated 3260 GEL from the accounts owned by 9 citizens.
As a result of searching activities held in the detainee’s house law enforcers seized computer appliances, flash memory cards and 22 fake plastic cards. Detainee has already pleaded guilty.
Investigation is in progress under the article 284, I part, article 285, I part and article 177, II part of the Criminal Code of Georgia.
