A French-Brazillian tourist who ran a sophisticated ATM skimming scam has been sentenced to jail with the court hearing he tried to run the scam again while on bail. <br /><br />Douglas Da Silva Rangel, 32, fleeced ATM customers for $77,256.00 in the scam which police said has not be seen before in Australia. <br /><br />After weeks of covert surveillance, detectives caught the Queensland resident red-handed trying to use fake ATM cards to withdraw cash. <br /><br />The scam involved placing an ATM skimming device inside the card reader and then transferring the information onto blank cards. <br />This type of skimmer does not sit on top of the card reader, making it a lot harder to spot. <br /><br />'It's also a lot more technical and a lot harder to do,' Detective Senior Constable Sarah Boniface told 9 News. <br /><br />Small cameras were also placed on the ATMs to record customer's PIN numbers. <br /><br />Detectives from Queensland's Financial and Cyber Crime Group said the man was capable of installing the device in as little as 40 seconds.<br />Detectives said the man was working alone rather than as part of a criminal gang. <br /><br />When police raided his Spring Hill home in July, they said they found $22,100 in cash, five ATM deep skimming devices, two false ATM ceiling panels with cameras as well as blank iTunes cards and gift cards. <br /><br />In court, the man claimed he had committed the offences to support his son and ex-girlfriend with a brain injury who were living overseas. <br /><br />The court also heard he purchased a luxury BMW with the stolen cash. <br /><br />After being arrested and granted bail Da Silva Rangel tried the scam again and was re-arrested. <br /><br />On Wednesday he was sentenced to 3.5 years but will be eligible for parole in in June after already serving seven months. <br /><br />'You weren't someone's lowly soldier receiving orders... you were organising it (the scheme) which, in my view, makes it more serious,' Judge Julie Ryrie said, reports The Courier Mail. <br /><br />
