Three Nigerians who allegedly cloned visa cards and unlawfully withdrew money from the bank accounts of several individuals have been arrested by the Cantonments District Police in Accra.The suspects — Tony Anderson, businessman; Seun Okhon, student, and Kelvin Benedict Aesida, a car dealer — are said to have illegally withdrawn a total of GH¢22,450.Briefing the Daily Graphic, the Cantonments District Police Commander, Superintendent of Police Mr. Alex Kumangtani, said the suspects had so far failed to prove their professional status with the requisite documents.He further stated that the suspects did not have passports or any documents from the Ghana Immigration Service, making their stay in Ghana illegitimate.According to Mr. Kumangtani, the suspects belonged to a complex criminal network that specialised in cloning visa cards for criminal activities.He said the suspects executed their illegal but well-crafted plan by installing electronic devices at several automated teller machine (ATM) centres.He said a device that contains 2 mobile phone batteries, a camera lens & some wires was installed at the upper section of the ATM to capture the code number of an ATM card when it was being used by a subscriber.Another device that retrieved all the security data on the ATM card used by the card user, was installed at the card insertion point on the ATM.Those 2 devices enabled the suspects to transfer all security details of an original ATM card onto a fake card.On November 23, 2013, the suspects went to a mobile phone shop at the Accra Mall & purchased 5 phones valued at GH¢22, 450 using 9 cloned visa cards.The Retail Manager of the shop noticed the suspects were acting suspiciously, so he called the police.When they were arrested, a thorough search was conducted on them and items suspected to be cloned visa cards were found on them.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
3 Nigerians Arrested In Ghana For Cloning Visa Cards, Withdrawing Money From Several Accounts
Three Nigerians who allegedly cloned visa cards and unlawfully withdrew money from the bank accounts of several individuals have been arrested by the Cantonments District Police in Accra.The suspects — Tony Anderson, businessman; Seun Okhon, student, and Kelvin Benedict Aesida, a car dealer — are said to have illegally withdrawn a total of GH¢22,450.Briefing the Daily Graphic, the Cantonments District Police Commander, Superintendent of Police Mr. Alex Kumangtani, said the suspects had so far failed to prove their professional status with the requisite documents.He further stated that the suspects did not have passports or any documents from the Ghana Immigration Service, making their stay in Ghana illegitimate.According to Mr. Kumangtani, the suspects belonged to a complex criminal network that specialised in cloning visa cards for criminal activities.He said the suspects executed their illegal but well-crafted plan by installing electronic devices at several automated teller machine (ATM) centres.He said a device that contains 2 mobile phone batteries, a camera lens & some wires was installed at the upper section of the ATM to capture the code number of an ATM card when it was being used by a subscriber.Another device that retrieved all the security data on the ATM card used by the card user, was installed at the card insertion point on the ATM.Those 2 devices enabled the suspects to transfer all security details of an original ATM card onto a fake card.On November 23, 2013, the suspects went to a mobile phone shop at the Accra Mall & purchased 5 phones valued at GH¢22, 450 using 9 cloned visa cards.The Retail Manager of the shop noticed the suspects were acting suspiciously, so he called the police.When they were arrested, a thorough search was conducted on them and items suspected to be cloned visa cards were found on them.
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