Four subjects bought and sold thousands of bank accounts
From 2023 until their arrest, the criminals colluded to form groups on social networks to create, collect and illegally buy and sell bank account information of thousands of people in Thach Thanh district, Thanh Hoa and other provinces and cities across the country, then resold it to others, illegally earning hundreds of millions of dong.
Through the work of grasping the situation and synchronously deploying solutions to prevent and combat crimes in cyberspace, Thach Thanh District Police discovered that there were a number of subjects in the area with signs and behaviors of "illegally collecting and trading information about bank accounts", so they established a case to fight them.
Through professional measures, Thach Thanh District Police have collected many documents and evidence proving the criminal acts of the subjects. Accordingly, these subjects often posted information on forums and social networking groups about renting or buying bank accounts or approaching low-income workers and people with little knowledge of the law to open bank accounts, then reselling them to them for prices from 100,000 VND to 500,000 VND/account.
Based on the criminal acts of the subjects, Thach Thanh District Police arrested 4 subjects in the illegal trading of bank accounts, including: Nguyen Thi Hoa, born in 1984, residing in Thach Cam Commune, Thach Thanh District; Vu Van Thanh, born in 1991, residing in Dai Duc Commune, Kim Thanh District, Hai Duong Province; Nguyen Thi Tra Giang, born in 2004, residing in Thinh Hung Commune, Yen Binh District, Yen Bai Province and Pham Van Quang, born in 1995, residing in Lac Dao Commune, Van Lam District, Hung Yen Province.
According to initial investigation results, from 2023 until their arrest, these four subjects colluded with each other to establish groups on social networks to create, collect and illegally buy and sell bank account information of thousands of people in Thach Thanh district and provinces and cities across the country, then resold it to other subjects to illegally profit hundreds of millions of dong.
Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Xuan Hieu - Chief of Thach Thanh District Police recommends that people absolutely do not engage in or assist those who illegally collect, store, exchange, or trade information about bank accounts. Renting, leasing, or borrowing payment accounts, buying, or selling account information is a violation of the law, assisting those who use it for criminal purposes, leading to many consequences. The act of buying and selling bank account information can be subject to an administrative fine of 40 to 100 million VND or can be criminally prosecuted depending on the nature and severity of the violation.
