Nearly a dozen reports of fraudulent ATM withdrawals have Santa Barbara detectives searching for a four-person team suspected to be responsible.
The suspects have stolen “thousands of dollars,” according to a statement from Lieutenant Bryan Jensen of the Santa Barbara Police Department. Most of these withdrawals occurred in the early morning hours over a two-week period, occasionally even alongside legitimate customers.
The police department said the debit card information was most likely stolen using a “skimming device,” a device that is placed over card readers on ATMs to steal information.
