Suspects Seen Installing Skimming Device At Brighton Beach ATM

Help cops find two men caught on camera installing a device to steal debit card information from an ATM in Brighton Beach in broad daylight.

The two suspects, pictured above, were captured on surveillance camera installing a skimmer device on an ATM inside Valley National Bank at 207 Brighton Beach Avenue near Brighton 1st Street, said cops. The footage is from Monday, April 3 at 12:00pm.

A skimmer is a counterfeit reader that crooks may place over an actual card reader, then when you insert your card it scans and stores all the information on the magnetic strip.

The first suspect is described by police as a white male, about 25–35 years old. He was last seen wearing a black coat and dark sunglasses.

The second suspect is described by police male, about 25–35 years old. He was last seen wearing a blue sweatshirt.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782)
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website or texting tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

Financial fraud is becoming an increasingly popular crime among gang members, said Acting District Attorney Eric Gonzales in February when nine Brooklynites were charged with using counterfeit checks. In April, seven people were indicted for stealing $100K using mobile banking apps.