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Encino Resident Arrested on ATM Fraud Charge
He was one of two people arrested in Thousand Oaks where police claim equipment was being used to capture ATM card information.
An Encino resident was one of two people arrested Sunday afternoon in Thousand Oaks on suspicion of using a "skimmer device" at a Chase Bank ATM, the Ventura County Star reported.
Arman Ter Mkrtchyan, 37, of Encino, and Aram Dzhanszyan, 31, of Sherman Oaks,
were arrested after an investigation by the Thousand Oaks Police Department and the Secret Service, law enforcement officials told the newspaper.
Authorities allege the men were using a skimmer, a device that captures information from an ATM card, as well as video equipment to view bank customers' inputting of their PIN numbers.
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