Las Vegas area Chase bank ATM's have been targeted in ATM skimming scams. Police reported that a man from Seattle has been charged with four counts of identity theft after using customer data from automatic teller machines in Las Vegas, Nevada. Prosecutors think that the defendant has organized crime ties to groups operating multiple states.
A 21 year old named, Beneyam Asrat G-Sellassie, was arrested and is being held on $250,000 bail. Ironically, he posted a $50,000 bond earlier in the month.
The unemployed man tried to make tens of dozens of illegal transactions with fake credit cards. He made the credit cards using customer data skimmed from Las Vegas area ATM machines according to prosecutors.
They go onto say that more cases may surface as they are investigating and actively seeking additional victims. To make matters worse, there are indications that Beneyam Asrat G-Sellassie's efforts may be related to an organized crime ring that has done skimming in other areas.
Chase bank was the vanguard of the effort to catch the suspect. In early June, they noticed skimming devices on their Las Vegas ATMs and alerted authorities.
The defendant alledgely made multiple withdrawals from Chase customer accounts. Although he posted bail after being arrested, he was rearrestd after a search warrant turned up additional evidence.
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