Two Ukrainian men arrested with 138 fake ATM cards
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Two Ukrainian men have been arrested with 138 fake ATM cards, police said Monday.
Mueang Chiang Mai police chief Pol Col Weerayuth Prasopchokechai told a press conference that the two were arrested at the Bed Hotel in Chiang Mai downtown at 9 pm on Saturday.
They were identified as Yevhen Hrytsenko, 27 and Iurii Korobchenko, 31.
Police were alerted by officials of Bank of Ayuddhaya that two foreigners used ATM cards in irregular manner at a BAY ATM machine at 10 pm on Friday. The officials sent photos of the two as captured by the machine’s CCTV.
Police investigated and found that the two were staying at the hotel and made the arrest.
Police learned from Kasikorn Bank that the information in the fake ATM cards seized from the two contained data of bank accounts of European banks.
