Arrested 2 groups buying and selling tens of thousands of personal data and bank cards
Two groups of people buying and selling tens of thousands of personal data and bank cards have just been discovered and caught red-handed by the police.
On August 31, the Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention Department of Da Nang City Police said that it had just coordinated with Lien Chieu District Police to break up two personal information and data trading rings.
Accordingly, on August 28, the police simultaneously inspected apartment 1204, building CT1 and apartment 11A14, building CT2 (The OriGarden Apartment, Hoa Hiep Nam Ward, Lien Chieu District), discovering 2 groups of 11 subjects specializing in buying and selling personal data, junk SIM cards, and creating large numbers of bank accounts.
The leaders of these two groups are Nguyen Van Hieu (30 years old, residing in Phu Dien, Phu Vang district, Thua Thien - Hue province) and Phan Van Luan (26 years old, residing in Quang Ngan, Quang Dien, Thua Thien - Hue province).
According to initial investigation, around June 2023, Hieu and Luan rented an apartment at The OriGarden Apartment. Here, the two invested in high-configuration equipment and hired 9 other people to live there, pay monthly salaries and commit cybercrimes.
Specifically, Nguyen Van Hieu used a Telegram account named "Hieu Hieu" to contact two Telegram accounts named "Phep xinh" and "luu ho so" to buy about 10,000 sets of other people's personal information files including CCCD and facial photos along with 7,343 pre-activated SIM cards.
Hieu then gave this information to his group members to open online accounts at BIDV bank and e-wallets. Hieu then sold the opened accounts. When the police discovered them, Hieu's group had registered about 20,000 bank accounts and e-wallets of various types.
Meanwhile, Phan Van Luan used the Facebook name "Phan Van Luan" to negotiate with the Facebook name "Trinh Van Sang" to buy about 8,000 sets of personal information files and 4,000 pre-activated SIM cards that Luan rented on a weekly basis.
Luan then gave the personal information and SIM cards to the subjects to open online accounts of SeABank and various e-wallets. Luan's group registered about 13,000 bank accounts and e-wallets.
According to the police, to avoid detection by the authorities, these two groups constantly moved locations. The leaders only hired people from the same hometown to commit crimes.
Currently, the police have decided to detain Phan Van Luan and Nguyen Van Hieu for further investigation and handling.
