- TAIF: Police in Taif arrested late last week three young Saudis in their 20s accused of withdrawing large amounts of cash from automated teller machines using fake cards.
A local bank complained to the Taif governorate office about the hackers, who managed to withdraw more than SR800,000.
Officers intensified their search for the culprits and managed to arrest them after five months.
The three gang members reportedly confessed to police about their illegal operation. They told authorities that they were using a magnetic card used in children’s amusement centers to conduct their operation.
They were using the card on old ATMs because according to them, it would not work in new ones. The gang members were transferred to the juvenile center because of their age.
According to police, one of the members bought a brand new car for SR200,000. Undercover police were monitoring him until officers were able to confirm he was part of the gang.