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Four now suspected of playing role in New Zealand ATM-skimming scam

May 1, 2006

Stuff: New Zealand Police are now looking for at least four people in connection with ATM skimming incidents in Auckland, Australia and Canada. The thieves are believed to have netted more than $100,000 in their raids on bank ATMs. Officials said last month they were looking for a foreign couple, believed to have left New Zealand before the frauds were publicly revealed. Nearly 80,000 cards have been blocked since the scam was revealed. In addition to the $55,000 stolen in New Zealand, $50,000 is suspected stolen from New Zealand accounts in Toronto.