Hotel administrator, investigated after fraudulent payments of 80,000 lei with data from foreign cards
The administrator of a hotel in Mehedinți is being investigated by the police in Dolj after he allegedly used the data on cards issued by banks from several countries, including the USA, Argentina, Germany, and tried to make several fraudulent payments.
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IPJ Dolj representatives announced on Thursday, May 14, that the police and DIICOT prosecutors are investigating a 41-year-old man for illegal access to a computer system, in continuous form, carrying out fraudulent financial operations, in continuous form, possession of instruments for the purpose of falsifying values and illegal operations with computer devices, writes News.ro.
According to the authorities, in December 2025, the manager of the hotel in Dubova, Mehedinți, would have used the data of bank cards issued in several countries, including the USA, Argentina and Germany, to make fraudulent payments without the holders' consent.
He allegedly managed four transactions totaling 80,000 lei and attempted another 26 payments of approximately 770,000 lei, which were rejected.
The police made four searches at the man's residences and discovered and seized tools needed to write magnetic stripe cards, unwritten magnetic stripe cards, as well as other evidence.
The man was detained for 24 hours and will be presented to the Dolj Court with a proposal for preventive arrest for 30 days.
