Finchley man arrested for card skimming fraud (From Times Series)
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Finchley man arrested for card skimming fraud
5:10pm Thursday 18th March 2010 in
A FINCHLEY man was arrested with two other men for fraud after being caught acting suspiciously on CCTV at a bank in Borehamwood on Wednesday.
The men were found with a card skimming device and screwdriver at Barclays Bank, in Shenley Road. Skimming is a process where the data from a card's magnetic strip is electronically copied onto another card.
The 24-year-old Finchley man, a 21-year-old man and a 24-year-old man, both of no fixed address, were arrested on suspicion of going equipped for the crime and conspiracy to commit fraud.
They have been given a police caution and have been handed over to the UK Borders (and Immigration) Agency for immigration offences.
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