Evgenii Kurbatov (left) and
Sergei Popov (right) were apprehended with 36 fake ATM cards and cash.
Boonlua Chatree
Two Russian men were arrested for allegedly using counterfeit electronic
cards to rob Pattaya ATMs.
Kasikorn Bank security officials alerted police Sept. 25 that teller
machines across the city were being looted by two foreigners. Officers
obtained photos of the suspects, who they located on Second Road near the
TKH Kitchenware shop. They watched as the men removed cash, then moved to
another ATM down the road. Then they made their move.
Sergei Popov, 27, and Evgenii Kurbatov, 36, were apprehended with 36 fake
ATM cards and 20,000 baht cash.
Police said the two confessed to buying the fake cards in Russia for $1,000
and said that the victimized accounts are all in Europe and Asia.
