Online scams cause 282 customers to lose money from their credit cards.
From September 29, 2022 to March 13, 2023, Bang, Minh Tin, Hoang Tin, Duyen, and Anh used computer networks, telecommunication networks, and electronic means to embezzle money from 282 customers, totaling nearly 420 million VND...
On July 1st, at the conclusion of the first-instance trial, the People's Court of Phu Yen province sentenced five defendants for the crime of "Using computer networks, telecommunication networks, and electronic means" to commit acts of property appropriation.
The five defendants were sentenced to prison: Huynh Luong Bang (born 1996, residing in Tuy Hoa City, Phu Yen) 2 years and 6 months; Luong Minh Tin (born 1996, residing in Phu Lam Ward, Tuy Hoa City, Phu Yen) 2 years; Luong Hoang Tin (born 1989, residing in Tuy Hoa City, Phu Yen) 1 year and 3 months; Pham Thi My Duyen (born 2001, residing in Quy Hau, Hoa Tri, Phu Hoa, Phu Yen) 1 year; and Huynh Thi Ngoc Anh (born 1999, residing in Le Loi Ward, Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh) 6 months.
According to the case details, due to unemployment, in September 2022, Bang and Minh Tin conspired to steal money from customers by converting credit card funds to ATM cards. Bang, residing in Ho Chi Minh City, searched for and provided information including the names and phone numbers of customers who had credit cards issued by banks, prepared a script for advising customers, and sent it to Minh Tin.
Meanwhile, Minh Tín returned to Phú Yên, rented a house, and purchased equipment including tables, chairs, and laptops to use as tools for operations; he recruited 13 employees and instructed them to advise customers according to the script provided by Bằng.
In order to transfer money from customers' credit cards to ATM cards, Bang's group had to register real businesses on the Nganluong.vn electronic payment gateway of Nganluong Joint Stock Company and MPOS of MPOS Joint Stock Company.
From September 29, 2022 to March 13, 2023, in Phu Yen province and Ho Chi Minh City, Bang, Minh Tin, Hoang Tin, Duyen, and Anh used computer networks, telecommunication networks, and electronic means to embezzle money from 282 customers, totaling nearly 420 million VND...
The defendants returned a total of over 330 million VND, including 100 million VND from Bang, 80 million VND from Minh Tin, 70 million VND from Hoang Tin, 128 million VND from Duyen, and nearly 40 million VND from Anh.
Minh Tin's employees were hired to work on demand and received monthly salaries, but they did not participate in the money transfer activities, were unaware of the methods, purposes, or amounts of money being embezzled, and therefore are not accomplices.
