Canadian, Bulgarian arrested in Chiang Mai with 115 fake ATM cards

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Canadian, Bulgarian arrested in Chiang Mai with 115 fake ATM cards
The Nation

CHIANG MAI: -- A Canadian and a Bulgarian have been arrested in Chiang Mai for using fake ATM cards with data of bank customers in France to withdraw cash in the northern city.

Chiang Mai police chief Pol Maj Gen Montree Samboonnanon told a press conference Tuesday that Ivan Todorov Ivanov, 43 who holds a Canadian passport, and Pavel Plamenov Petrov, 45 who holds a Bulgarian passport, were arrested at 10 pm in Muean Chiang Mai district while allegedly using fake ATM cards to withdraw cash.

Chiang Mai police hunted for the two after they were alerted by Kasikorn Bank that they had allegedly been using fake ATM cards to withdraw cash from several ATM machines in the northern province.

The fake cards have been coded with data of bank customers in France.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Canadian-Bulgarian-arrested-in-Chiang-Mai-with-115-30274960.html


-- The Nation 2015-12-15

[roo860]

Well done BiB.

[NoBrainer]

"Ivan Todorov Ivanov". Sounds like a real Canadian name to me!!!

[shirtless]

These guys are annoying, scammers like this need a long time behind bars

[Gsxrnz]

"Ivan Todorov Ivanov". Sounds like a real Canadian name to me!!!

Probably from Quebec.

[MartyMcFly]

tag em and bag em

[bark]

"Ivan Todorov Ivanov". Sounds like a real Canadian name to me!!!

I was at the Police Station. I heard him say " Eh " and he said they were going to cross the ocean in "Aboot " . 100 % Newfie !

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

"Ivan Todorov Ivanov". Sounds like a real Canadian name to me!!!

you do realize that Canada was built on immigration just like the US.

That means immigrants from all over the world not just Smith and Jones!!

Unless your name is sitting bull or crazy horse, then you are likely either an immigrant or an ancestor of an immigrant.

But maybe this guy just has a fake Canadian passport.

[GarryP]

"Ivan Todorov Ivanov". Sounds like a real Canadian name to me!!!

But obviously Ivanov didn't Avinov. I'll get my coat.

[AlQaholic]

Could any1 shed some light on just how the bank detected the fake cards? just curious.....

[goferman]

Here's his facebook page, although this could be fake too ...

https://www.facebook.com/ivan.t.ivanov.39?fref=ts

[NoBrainer]

Could any1 shed some light on just how the bank detected the fake cards? just curious.....

I would think that many people have SMS Alerts as to any activity on their accounts in real time.

If you saw ATM withdrawals on your account you would call your bank immediately, who in turn calls the bank that owns the ATM machine, who would get pictures of the perpetrators, (also in real time) and then pass that to a special division of the police

who would immediately cease eating Som Tam and drinking Lao Kao, as the scent of money would be very strong, and spring into action to try to locate the perps while the trail is still hot.

I think it would go something like that anyway. That is purely speculation, from watching years of CSI on TV.

[cnx355]

"Ivan Todorov Ivanov". Sounds like a real Canadian name to me!!!

Probably from Quebec.

I think they prefer the Central provinces as they mix better with the locals

[rodroy]

"Ivan Todorov Ivanov". Sounds like a real Canadian name to me!!!

EH?

[elgordo38]

"Ivan Todorov Ivanov". Sounds like a real Canadian name to me!!!

Sadly when a country opens its doors to immigrants and refugees like Canada does you have to take the good with the bad. I can understand to some degree the Donald's wish to have proper vetting of new arrivals. Once they leave their port of entry they are GONE!

[DanceAllNight]

Again? So many of these losers in Thailand. Pure scum!

May they get very familiar with a Thai prison!

[elgordo38]

"Ivan Todorov Ivanov". Sounds like a real Canadian name to me!!!

you do realize that Canada was built on immigration just like the US.

That means immigrants from all over the world not just Smith and Jones!!

Unless your name is sitting bull or crazy horse, then you are likely either an immigrant or an ancestor of an immigrant.

But maybe this guy just has a fake Canadian passport.

As they say in fencing "Touche" and yes your statement was a "NoBrainer" He should change his avatar name.

[UPDEHSOI]

"Ivan Todorov Ivanov". Sounds like a real Canadian name to me!!!

I was at the Police Station. I heard him say " Eh " and he said they were going to cross the ocean in "Aboot " . 100 % Newfie !

Sounds aboot right teh me, eh. I ben teh The Rock aboot a hundret toimes er more. Can't say Oi ever met a feller be deh name a Ivanov doh. Aboot tirty fie yer ago I met a wrestler be deh name a Ivanov down dere, but he wuz from sumwere upalong on deh mainland a Canada. Jes came teh Newfie wit hes friens teh do sum shows.

Edited December 15, 2015 by UPDEHSOI

[elgordo38]

Could any1 shed some light on just how the bank detected the fake cards? just curious.....

Someone in France had their card flagged because of an anomaly i.e. lost card or theft. Pick a number from 1 to 115. They were reaching and now the law is teaching them a lesson. Better to have been a small fry and stay under the radar. Ah dear brothers greed reared its ugly head.

[slippery snake]

fake names, fake cards,, who cares what their names are,, scammers cause so much worry and misery to the people they rob..

lock them up and throw away the keys.. I been scammed once, I am a lot more careful now when using a card.. well done to the police !!!!

[wabothai]

Life imprisonment, so they cannot hurt someone anymore. Scum of the earth.

[Jim walker]

Well done RTP these criminals come to Thailand with only one intent to rob and steal from Thais and tourists alike lock them up in the worst Thai prison for a few years then deported after fingerprint s and retina scan back home and never to be returned to Thailand, plenty local thieves to contend with without foreign ones coming in to help steal our hard earned money.

[NickJ]

These scammers need to be put on the Prison work crews that root out the sludge in the city sewers for five years.....then sent home for more prison.

[pegman]

"Ivan Todorov Ivanov". Sounds like a real Canadian name to me!!!

I was at the Police Station. I heard him say " Eh " and he said they were going to cross the ocean in "Aboot " . 100 % Newfie !

He will be a "Goofie Newfie" by the time he is released from the monkey house.

[johnhw]

"Ivan Todorov Ivanov". Sounds like a real Canadian name to me!!!

"Ivan Todorov Ivanov". Sounds like a real Canadian name to me!!!

Probably from Quebec.

How typical. One guy suggests no true-blue Canuk would do such a scummy thing, the second (probably from Alberta, Canada's Baaabel Belt), covers all basis and suggests if it IS a scummy Canuk, he's from Quebec).

Irony is that both prove dimwitted, moronic tribalism is alive in Canada as anywhere else.

[The Deerhunter]

"Ivan Todorov Ivanov". Sounds like a real Canadian name to me!!!

you do realize that Canada was built on immigration just like the US.

That means immigrants from all over the world not just Smith and Jones!!

Unless your name is sitting bull or crazy horse, then you are likely either an immigrant or an ancestor of an immigrant.

But maybe this guy just has a fake Canadian passport.

I think you mean descendant. Unless he was arrested singing "I'm my own grandpa."

[springheeled jack]

they are still coming into the country and no apparent check on them immigration must get its act together and check every person coming into the country these two people came into the country bringing with them the fake atm cards so no check on luggage.

[nuananddon]

I think ole Ivanof was a wannabe Russian hockey player that couldn't cut the mustard in the NHL and turned to criminal enterprise .

[Alration]

Could any1 shed some light on just how the bank detected the fake cards? just curious.....

How about police/bank reports from the account holders who were scammed?

Or a lot of unusual withdrawals in the same area from French banks?

Or CCTV showing one person making many withdrawals with different cards?

Edited December 15, 2015 by Alration

[Alration]

Here's his facebook page, although this could be fake too ...

https://www.facebook.com/ivan.t.ivanov.39?fref=ts

And one of his "friends" is Plamen Petrov, sounds a bit familiar.

Edited December 15, 2015 by Alration