Three Chinese nationals believed to be members of a major international scamming network operating in the Caribbean were remanded when they appeared in Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court last Friday.

The men — 38-year-old Zhong Jianping; Guo Shanghai and Zhong Fulin, both 37 years old — are facing charges of possession of data devices, possession of criminal properties, being a member of a criminal organisation, forgery of access devices, unauthorised access to computer data, and conspiracy to possess criminal property.

However, their matter was rescheduled for mention on August 3, when disclosure is expected to be made to their attorneys.

The trio was arrested following a raid at a house they occupied in Barbican, St Andrew, on July 3.

A number of electronic devices suspected to be card readers, card writers, skimmers, and other paraphernalia used in identity theft were reportedly seized at the premises.

Over 400 credit cards suspected of being fraudulently manufactured were also seized — along with cash amounting to approximately J$6 million. The sum was in Jamaican, United States, Chinese, and European currencies.

It is believed that the three Chinese nationals have been using various means to skim information from victims’ credit and debit cards. Fake cards were then produced and used to withdraw money from the accounts of several individuals at automated banking machines.