Three people from Romania were charged last week in Oakland with stealing Electronic Benefit Transfer account information to make fraudulent cash withdrawals throughout the state, including Northern California.
Three people from Romania were charged last week in Oakland with stealing Electronic Benefit Transfer account information to make fraudulent cash withdrawals throughout the state, including Northern California, U.S. Attorney Ismail Ramsey said Thursday. Electronic Benefit Transfer accounts, also known as EBT, allow California's low-income residents access to food and cash if they qualify.
The trio are accused of using 'cloned' EBT cards created from information gathered by 'skimming' account holders' data at ATMs or point-of-sale terminals. Skimming devices record alleged victim account information on the magnetic strips and log their PINs through keypad overlays, prosecutors said. Once skimmed, that information is then loaded onto a blank or repurposed debit card. The defendants allegedly used these to withdraw cash and make purchases.
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