International criminals have netted millions of dollars as part of a nationwide card skimming scam, Australian police revealed on Wednesday.
New South Wales (NSW) Police said every Australian state capital city and some regional centers have been hit by the scam, believed to involve teams of criminals from India.
So far six people have been arrested in NSW in relation to the scam, fraud squad boss Detective Superintendent Col Dyson told reporters.
"This is an international group, it's a very large group," Dyson said.
"The members of that group arrive in Sydney and other capital cities in Australia and they travel between capital cities, commit these offences and leave the country again."
"There are as many as 50 people involved in this particular group. Each has their own roles and functions to play. There are organisers that are in the country from time to time and then go back overseas again."
In NSW in the past 12 months, police estimate in excess of 50 million Australian dollars (45.7 million U.S. dollars) has been stolen from more than 100 accounts.