A French-Brazilian tourist used hidden cameras at Brisbane ATMs to steal personal identification numbers before fleecing victims of tens of thousands of dollars.

Douglas Da Silva Rangel, 32, pleaded guilty in the Brisbane District Court on Wednesday to identity theft, fraud and money laundering after he arrived in Australia in 2018.

The tourist amassed tens of thousands of dollars after obtaining PINs from hidden cameras. Credit:Jim Rice

All told, Da Silva Rangel stole $77,256 by skimming bank cards, creating clones of customers' cards and stealing their PINs using cameras placed on the ATMs.

Prosecutor Hamish McIntyre said Da Silva Rangel's conduct was organised and sophisticated.