Siem Reap: Bulgarian and Romanian ATM fraud.

A Bulgarian and a Romanian national were arrested on charges of stealing money (tens of thousands USD) from an ATM belonging to ABA Bank.

Siem Reap
According to the Provincial Police:
The Provincial Police of Siem Reap arrested 2 foreigners, one Bulgarian and one Romanian, who stole ATM pincodes from Khmer people and withdraw money from an ATM belonging to ABA bank for tens of thousands USD.

The foreigners confessed on January 30 2016.
The Provincial Police in collaboration with ABA bank targeted the foreigners for stealing ATM pincodes from an ATM belonging to ABA Bank which is located at Siem Reap Art Center (អាដសិនធ័រ)

According to earlier confessions of the suspects they stole money from an ATM several times. On December 5 and 6 2016 they stole pincodes from an ATM located at Siem Reap Art Center and at the restaurant Monorom Chas. They witdraw 13.700USD in Laos but according to the victims who are Khmer customers of ABA Bank they lost 21.000USD.

Also on December 22 2015 the 2 suspects went to steal pincodes at the ATM located in Siem Reap Art Center but they were arrested with the help of the tourist police.

Siem Reap Art Center is the market located at the other side of the river opposite the Old Market.