A man is being extradited from Western Australia to face fraud offences that allegedly occurred in South Australia in 2014, according to SA Police.
SAPOL sought assistance from Western Australia Police to arrest a 35-year-old man from France after they were alerted to his arrival in Australia from overseas.
The man was wanted in South Australia for a series of dishonesty offences in 2014. The offences allegedly involve skimming cards at ATMs and the subsequent theft of money from the bank accounts.
Detectives from Major Fraud Investigation Section today attended court in Perth where they successfully applied for approval to extradite the man to South Australia.
Upon arrival in Adelaide, the man will be charged with aggravated theft of personal information and aggravated theft against 31 separate victims.
He will remain in custody until he appears in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Tuesday 3 January.
Detective Acting Superintendent Greg Hutchins reminds the public to always be vigilant when using ATMs.
"Be conscious of your surroundings and the people in the vicinity. Cover the screen or keypad when conducting your transactions and never disclose your PIN to anyone."
