A band that was dedicated to clone debit and credit cards using a wireless system to transmit the copied data immediately after electronic transactions performed in the dataphones of several shops was dismantled by the Technical Investigation Corps (CTI) in Ibague.
After an investigation carried for more than a year, four people who formed the band known as The Shoemakers were brought before judges and did received security measure.
The system had to act indicates that dataphones of certain shops and businesses connecting them devices like a USB flash drives with plastic or stuffed animal costumes to avoid suspicion by users.
In reality, what issue was a device known as skiming or demagnetizer. This device, after taking the card information, send it to the complement, which should be positioned at a maximum distance of 200 metres.
After that, the criminals had to download data and make card replicas to make the thefts. So far, research speaks of direct complaints of up to 30 million (C.P), but the found elements in the House have determined that could exceed 250 million (C.P).
In this action, people at various levels in Tolima were victimized, managers of the Public Ministry, bank managers and even journalists. The action of CTI included 4 proceedings of entry and registration in Ibague.