Yanio Montes De Oca, Nationwide Gas Station Skimming Scheme, New York 2023
A nationwide gas station skimming scheme has led to the arrest of a Miami man, Yanio Montes De Oca, 33, in connection with an access device fraud and money laundering scheme.
The scheme, which targeted gas station customers across the country, including in Albany, Broome and Montgomery Counties in the Northern District of New York, resulted in the theft of credit and debit card numbers.
According to the superseding indictment, from April 2016 through approximately December 2018, certain defendants built gas station skimming devices and installed those devices inside gas pumps so that they could steal credit and debit card data of customers who used the ‘pay at the pump’ function to purchase gasoline.
The defendants then used that data to create fraudulent debit and credit cards, which they or co-conspirators used to obtain money orders, gift cards, cash, and other merchandise.
The indictment also alleges that certain defendants engaged in financial transactions with money orders and gift cards obtained through the scheme, to conceal the source of the funds and transfer money to bank accounts controlled by the members of the conspiracy.
The case is being investigated by the FBI Albany Field Office and USPIS Boston Division, with assistance from the FBI Field Offices in Miami and Pittsburgh, the USPIS Miami Division, and the United States Secret Service Miami Field Office.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Rick Belliss and Emily C. Powers.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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