Five alleged members of an international syndicate accused of fitting card skimmers to Australian ATMs have been arrested in Brisbane and Sydney after a tip-off from US authorities.

Key points: Australian police acted on a tip-off from investigators in the United States

Australian police acted on a tip-off from investigators in the United States Five people charged in Sydney and Brisbane with offences including obtaining card skimming devices

Five people charged in Sydney and Brisbane with offences including obtaining card skimming devices Police say Australia is a lucrative target for international crime syndicates

Three foreign nationals – from Romania and Poland — were arrested in Brisbane in early August after the National Australia Bank found a card skimming device and pinhole camera fitted to an ATM in Queen Street, according to Queensland Police.

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