A group of 100 criminals made in Japan incredible theft. According to the news Agency Europe Press, using fake credit cards they got 1.4 billion yen (12.7 million dollars).
The whole operation took less than three hours, the thieves managed to the advantage of 1.4 thousand ATM machines located in 16 prefectures throughout the country. Each apparatus they rented a maximum amount of 100 thousand yen.
The fact of the theft, which occurred on may 15, was known only by the report prepared by the organization that establishes and supports the ATMs. According to the police, to pull off such a large-scale operation, the scammers have obtained access to the databases of one of South African banks.
The guards hope to establish the identity of criminals by photographs taken by the ATM, as well as with the assistance of Interpol and South African authorities to find out how they got access to confidential banking information in order to prevent this in the future.
