Two suspects arrested in ATM fraud
DURHAM – Two men were arrested Monday for suspected tampering with ATMs in the Greater Toronto Area.
The two suspects are Arjan Mahendrarajah, 22, of Greenbrae Circuit in Toronto and Nishanth Vijakakanthan, 25, of Monique Crescent in Markham They have both been charged with fraud.
Both were also facing several counts of breached probation.
They two were arrested by detectives of the Major Fraud Unit on Highway 401 in Clarington, as they were returning to Toronto from the Ottawa area in a rented vehicle.
The probe was assisted by the OPP Organised Crime Enforcement Bureau’s Identity Crimes Unit.
The arrested men had in their possession an ATM overlay device, the pinhole camera device, forged debit and credit cards, and over 2,500 debit and credit card numbers electronically stored on a portable storage device.
The suspects allegedly targeted specific brands of ATMs to which they attached a card reader to capture the ATM customer’s debit card information and a pinhole camera to photograph the customer’s PIN number.
Similar devices also were allegedly attached to ATM’s in Ottawa, Gatineau, Hull and Aylmer in Quebec.
Industry experts estimate the average loss per individual card in Canada is $600. The actual losses are still being calculated by the financial institutions involved.
Mahendrarajah and Vijakakanthan appeared in Oshawa court on Tuesday and will again appear on Friday for a bail hearing.
Persons with new information about this investigation are asked to contact Det. Jeff Caplan of the Major Fraud Unit – Organised Crime Section at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5702.
Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or on the website at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters are eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.
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Posted by Yehonathan Tommer
on Aug 25 2011. Filed under Canada, Community, More News, Top Stories.
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