Card Data Spied: Man Arrested After Manipulating Fuel Dispensers

A 45-year-old was arrested in Upper Styria because he had apparently manipulated fuel dispensers with "skimming" devices. A gas station attendant noticed the manipulation, prompting police officers to stake out the location. On Tuesday afternoon, they caught the Romanian as he was trying to dismantle a device. The man has remained tight-lipped during questioning, the state police department reported on Thursday.

Stolen License Plate and "Skimming" Devices in the Car

An employee at a gas station in St. Michael (Leoben district) noticed a manipulation on a fuel dispenser and notified the police. They then stopped a 45-year-old Romanian citizen. In his car, they found various tools for attaching and dismantling so-called "skimming" devices, as well as a Linz license plate reported as stolen. The man is suspected of having already carried out manipulations to skim card data in Upper and Lower Austria as well as in Vienna. He was taken to the Leoben correctional facility.

Card Data Already Skimmed in 3 Federal States

"Skimming" (English for skimming) is used for the illegal spying of credit card or bank card data. The data is copied onto fake cards. Withdrawals or payments are then made with the fake card at the expense of the rightful cardholder. Additionally, the corresponding PIN codes are also spied on, usually using a camera.

(APA/Red)

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