North Texas Man Victim of ATM Cash Trapping Scheme

ATM Cash Trapping Scam

• 💡 A new scam, known as cash trapping, has emerged in Plano, Texas.
• 🎯 This scheme involves placing a metal device where ATM cash is dispensed, causing the money to be held within the machine.
• 💰 Victims hear the ATM dispense money, but the cash is never released, leading to financial loss.

Scheme Details and Suspect

• 📌 The scam occurred at a Bank of America on Preston Road, with at least two reported incidents.
• 💸 One transaction was for less than $200, while another was for several hundred dollars.
• 🕵️ Plano PD identified the suspect as Aayut Ariel Aova, a Romanian national with multiple warrants in Canada.
• 🚶‍♂️ The suspect would wait for victims to leave before retrieving the trapped cash and removing the device.

Warning to the Public

• ⚠️ Police believe there may be more victims than the two reported cases.
• 🗣️ Both victims and law enforcement urge anyone who has been targeted by this costly theft to come forward.