Robbery warning in Spain: Romanian gang targeted elderly people at cash machines in Alicante [Video]

THREE men have been arrested in Alicante for robbing elderly people as they withdrew cash from ATMs.

The accused Romanian trio have been charged with seven counts of fraud after allegedly stealing over €11,000.

The Policia Nacional said the men had an ‘extensive criminal history’.

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The group are said to have approached their targets at cash machines straight after they put in their bank card and entered their PIN number.

They’d distract victims by showing them a leaflet or even suggesting that some banknotes had fallen to the ground.

As the diversion took place, one of the trio accessed …