Info from 1600 credit cards issued by a South African bank were used to commit almost R200-million worth of fraud in the in “the space of two hours”‚ a Japanese news site reported on Sunday.
The Mainichi said that police believed that it involved 14000 transactions and 100 people in the “coordinated…unlawful withdrawal”.
“The theft at convenience store ATMs took place in the morning of May 15 in Tokyo and 16 prefectures across the country‚” the site reported.
It added that “Japanese police will work with South African authorities through” Interpol.
Report: Info leaked from SA bank used in Japanese fraud scheme
The Mainichi said that police believed that it involved 14000 transactions and 100 people in the “coordinated…unlawful withdrawal”.
“The theft at convenience store ATMs took place in the morning of May 15 in Tokyo and 16 prefectures across the country‚” the site reported.
It added that “Japanese police will work with South African authorities through” Interpol.
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