cottsdale Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man in connection with a fraud scheme to skim money from local ATMs.
Anyone with any information about the whereabouts of Eduard Ichim is asked to call 480-312-TIPS.
He is a 5-foot, 10-inch male, around 175 pounds and last seen with a beard.
“We are asking people to call in with any information, however do not approach Ichim or take action on your own,” Scottsdale Police Department spokeswoman Sgt. Allison Sempsis said in an email to the Daily Independent.
Police have arrested three other men in connection with the alleged scheme.
Mario Olteanu, Fernando Emanuel Cojocaru and Petrican Filon have booked in to the Maricopa County jail on six charges, including fraud schemes after detectives found multiple illegal skimmers and cameras on ATM machines throughout the Valley on Tuesday, Oct. 1, according to a press release from the Scottsdale Police Department.
The investigation began when Scottsdale Police were called by a victim who reported his credit card number was used to access his money at an ATM within Scottsdale. Detectives began collecting information and evidence, including video surveillance, which led to the identify Ichim as a suspect.