Four men have been charged in connection with what RCMP are calling a “co-ordinated ATM fraud” in casinos across Edmonton, resulting in a financial loss of more than $1 million.
In a news release on Monday, the RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region (NWR) said that the four withdrew large amounts of cash in a co-ordinated effort to “evade detection and exploit financial institutions.”
No details have been released as to when the scams occurred or which casinos were affected.
The withdrawals triggered service disruptions to several ATMs across Western Canada, police said. This prompted the NWR to execute six search warrants in collaboration with the Edmonton Police Service.
