Two men have been reported by the police for installing some illegal “skimmer” devices to clone the identification and security data of payment cards at Trenitalia ticket machines at Venice Santa Lucia station.
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The investigations began following the report of some anomalies found on the contactless reader, which had small holes. The railway police staff then confirmed the actual tampering and, together with the postal police, carried out a technical inspection of the affected ticket machines, finding cloning devices inside. Seized, they were made available to the judicial authority for subsequent technical-scientific investigations.
The alleged perpetrators, both Romanian nationals, were identified thanks to the analysis of the surveillance camera footage, and it emerged that they arrived in Italy at the end of June, landing at Bologna airport.
Investigators identified the accommodation where the two men were staying and found them there the day before they left the national territory. Following the search of the room, the police found and seized various materials for tampering with electronic payment counters, including mobile phones, SIM cards, power batteries, cables for electrical and data traffic connections, as well as various types of tools.
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