Brooklyn ATM Skimming Crew Captured In Skokie IL

SKOKIE, IL -- Four men have been arrested in Skokie, IL, for allegedly using skimming devices on ATMs. The arrests on Dec. 10 highlight the interstate and international nature of identity theft at unattended points of sale.

The perpetrators, all Brooklyn, NY, residents, originally from Russia and Kazakhstan, were charged with felonies. At the time of their arrests, law enforcement officials found card readers and other identity-theft equipment in the men's car and hotel room.

Arrested were Irmiyo Izraelov, 24; Bakai Marat-Uulu, 23; Yevgeniy A. Dubovskiy, 24; and Konstantin Miroshnikov, 24. Each was held on $500,000 bail.

The use of skimming devices has become a growing problem for operators of ATMs and gas station pumps, among other unattended card-based payment points.

Increasingly sophisticated, skimmers capture data held on cards, as well as PINs. With these data, criminals can clone cards to make purchases. Data can also be sold on the Internet black market.

PHOTO:L to R: Bakai Marat-Uulu, Irmiyo Izraelov, Konstantin Miroshnikov, Yevgeniy A. Dubovskiy.