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ATM scam suspects in New Zealand may have fled

April 19, 2006

Stuff:Police investigating the fraudsters behind an ATM scam in New Zealand are hopeful that the thieves will be brought to justice, despite reports that the alleged masterminds may have fled the country. The pair reportedly took more than $100,000 from bank customers after attaching skimming devices to Bank of New Zealand ATMs in Auckland. The two rented a downtown Auckland apartment and left - apparently for Canada - just before the first incident was revealed.

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