According to information, police received a tip off that an Absa ATM in the Mall had been equipped with a skimming device.<\/p>\n
Police investigated the matter and found a high tech device fitted to one of the machines.<\/p>\n
A stakeout helped them to identify a suspicious male at the ATM’s. When he left, a quick inspection of the machine confirmed their suspicions because the skimming device was missing.<\/p>\n
The man was followed to a white Toyota Etios with Gauteng number plates where he, together with another suspect, were confronted and searched.<\/p>\n
It is alleged that two camera moulds as well as a card reader were found in the possession of both men.<\/p>\n
George Genev (50) and Stander Plamin (37) were charged with fraud and appeared in the Middelburg Magistrates Court.<\/p>\n
They have been remanded in custody until their formal bail application on 23 March.<\/p>\n
Information from a trusted source has it that the men are also connected to similar cases in Nelspruit.<\/p>\n
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