Man Accused In ATM Scam Arrested In South Seattle

Beneyam Asrat G-Sellassie, 22, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on charges related to a skimming operation run in Washington, Oregon, California and Nevada, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle said. G-Sellassie is accused of being involved in a scam that compromised as many as 1,800 accounts, which affected at least 573 customers for a total known loss figure of more than $394,000.G-Sellassie was arrested at a Chase Bank branch in South Seattle after Chase security notified Seattle police that he was trying to withdraw funds from an ATM using compromised information from Las Vegas customers, the Attorney’s Office said. If convicted, G-Sellasie faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

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