Japan issues arrest warrants for 3 Romanians for ATM fraud

Japanese police said Tuesday that they have obtained arrest warrants for three Romanians suspected of connection with a ring that has stolen about 45 million U.S. dollars from banks in over 20 countries by using fake cards, local media reported. The three wanted, all male and aged 28, allegedly stole 11.5 million yen (around 117,000 U.S. dollars) from an automated teller machine in Tokyo on Feb. 20 with fake credit cards based on card data from an Omani bank, Japan's Kyodo News quoted police as saying. The suspects have left Japan and the police have asked immigration authorities to provide information, said Kyodo. The report said they may be linked to a cybercrime organization whose eight members were indicted by the U.S. Justice Department earlier this year.