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Romanian Man Faces Up to 30 Years in US Prison Over Vishing Scams

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Feed Name: HackRead

Threat Score
45/100

Date Published: 2026-05-11

Date Updated: 2026-05-11

Author: Deeba Ahmed

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The DOJ alleges that Gavril Sandu participated in a long-running (beginning 2009) bank fraud scheme that hacked business VOIP systems to place convincing vishing calls, steal debit card numbers and PINs, create cloned magnetic-stripe cards, and withdraw funds via ATMs; Sandu was extradited from Romania and is now in US federal custody facing indictment and potential lengthy prison time.

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