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COUNTERFEIT PLASTIC CARD USERS RING INFLICTS NO LOSS TO BANKING SYSTEM IN ARMENIA
ARKA
Aug 29, 2008
YEREVAN, August 29. /ARKA/. Armenia's banking system has not incurred
losses in transactions with counterfeit plastic cards effected by an
international criminal ring, Executive Director of "Armenian Card"
Processing Center Shahen Hovhannisyan told ARKA Agency. As the cards
had been stolen, Armenian banks will receive compensation from issuing
banks with no preconditions, he said.
"This is not the first case. Similar groups are detected and
detained in many countries. Our National Security Service and
the law-enforcement bodies solve the issue at a proper level,"
Hovhannisyan said.
On August 27, Armenia's National Security Service detained an
international criminal ring involving three Romanians and a Latvian. In
August the group cashed about 263,000 U.S. dollars with counterfeit
plastic cards through ATMs of branches of VTB (Armenia), Anelik,
Unibank and Conversbank in Yerevan and the regions of Armenia.
The National Security Service found 160 counterfeit plastic cards,
a lot of foreign currency and Armenian Drams in hotel rooms of the
group members.
ARKA
Aug 29, 2008
YEREVAN, August 29. /ARKA/. Armenia's banking system has not incurred
losses in transactions with counterfeit plastic cards effected by an
international criminal ring, Executive Director of "Armenian Card"
Processing Center Shahen Hovhannisyan told ARKA Agency. As the cards
had been stolen, Armenian banks will receive compensation from issuing
banks with no preconditions, he said.
"This is not the first case. Similar groups are detected and
detained in many countries. Our National Security Service and
the law-enforcement bodies solve the issue at a proper level,"
Hovhannisyan said.
On August 27, Armenia's National Security Service detained an
international criminal ring involving three Romanians and a Latvian. In
August the group cashed about 263,000 U.S. dollars with counterfeit
plastic cards through ATMs of branches of VTB (Armenia), Anelik,
Unibank and Conversbank in Yerevan and the regions of Armenia.
The National Security Service found 160 counterfeit plastic cards,
a lot of foreign currency and Armenian Drams in hotel rooms of the
group members.