South African Police Service (SAPS Official Page)

South African Police Service (SAPS Official Page)

 2015-11-04 01:02 PM by
South African Police Service (SAPS Official Page)

Pretoria –A 50-year-old man originally from Serbia has been arrested after he was found in possession of ATM card skimming devices when the Hawks raided his house in Alberton on Tuesday.

Pretoria –A 50-year-old man originally from Serbia has been arrested after he was found in possession of ATM card skimming devices when the Hawks raided his house in Alberton on Tuesday.

During the search the Hawks found 1500 bank cards which were already encoded; 26 high tech ATM skimming devices as well as R14 250.00 in cash. The arrest came as a result of a an ongoing Organised Crime operation which is aimed at tackling cyber crime.

The suspect will appear before the Johannesburg Specialized Commercial Crimes Court on Wednesday, facing charges of Fraud, Contravention of the section 86 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, as well as the Contravention of the section 49 of the RICA Act.