AceBreakingNews – Two men have been charged after police found more than 1,000 sets of allegedly stolen bank details and pin codes, believed to be connected to a Romanian card skimming network.

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Police searched a Wolli Creek home yesterday and allegedly found the details of more than 1,000 bank customers, as well as card skimming devices and 1,500 blank cards.

They also seized $50,000 in cash, as well as electronic devices and designer products from a second home in the same suburb.

Police said they were expecting to discover more sets of compromised bank details as they searched those devices.

It is believed the card skimming devices were used to steal customers’ card information and pin numbers.

The devices were allegedly fitted to ATMs across the country, but were mainly targeted in Sydney’s CBD.

Police estimate the scheme to be worth more than $3.7 million, based on the number and capacity of the blank cards discovered.

They said the operation was part of a transnational card skimming network based in Romania.

Financial Crimes Squad Commander Detective Superintendent Gordon Arbinja alleged the men travelled to Australia with false passports.

“We allege that this group came here for the specific purpose of targeting ordinary and innocent Australians,” he said.

Detective Superintendent Arbinja alleged that one of the men threw his phone off the balcony during the search, but was later recovered by police.

“One of the offenders is alleged to have thrown his phone off a 10 storey apartment from the balcony onto the Princes Highway,” Detective Superintendent Arbinja said.

“This group has got their fingerprints all over the area, they’ve had it in the United States and in Europe and all over Asia as well.”

He said anyone whose banking information had been compromised should expect to hear from their bank.

Detective Superintendent Arbinja said police were also pursuing another person in connection with the operation.

“We know have at least one member that that is still within Australia and further descriptions of that individual will be made at a later time for the public to assist us in locating that offender,” he said.

The 40-year-old and 43-year-old men who were arrested yesterday were charged with a number of offences, including participating in group criminal activity and possessing equipment to make false documents.

They were refused bail and to face the Sutherland Local Court today.

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