# Romanian fraudster who fleeced £420,000 by filming victims entering PINs at ATMs to be deported after serving jail time

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/romanian-fraudster-who-fleeced-420000-by-filming-victims-entering-pins-at-atms-to-be-deported-after-serving-jail-time/
- Published: 2026-11-12T14:46:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T15:05:36+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16287207/Romanian-fraudster-fleeced-420-000-filming-victims-entering-PINs-ATMs-deported-serving-jail-time.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- Berendean received a four-year, nine-month prison sentence.
- A gang recorded PINs and used cloned cards to steal £420,000.
- He may be deported after serving his sentence.

## Summary

Toader Berendean, 38, was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison for his part in a gang that stole £420,000 by recording customers’ PINs at cash machines and cloning bank cards. He may be deported after serving his sentence, and the case highlights how stolen PIN data and weaknesses in banking systems can be used to enable large-scale fraud.

The fraud took place between August and September 2025 and involved withdrawals from Nationwide ATMs using cloned Italian bank cards. Police found card readers, cameras, tampering equipment and £8,000 in cash at Berendean’s home; CCTV showed him and others at cash points. He admitted four fraud-related offences, and the judge said he was not a leading participant.

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