The man was careful to wear a mask. He had more than 20 aliases and nearly as many birth dates listed by Interpol. Rather than risk being identified via license plate, he sometimes rode a bike to the A.T.M.s and automated credit card readers he had gotten so good at skimming. He almost never stole more than $200 from any one person’s account, a move prosecutors said was most likely intended to help him evade detection. He lost his cool at a rental car counter, according to court papers, ending a skimming run that prosecutors said robbed tens of thousands of dollars from hundreds of California and Alaska residents.

Source: International New York Times July 17, 2020 18:45 UTC