Using fake credit cards to buy branded goods
In Vietnam, Giam Wei Lun (28 years old, nationality)Malaysia
On February 27, the Supreme People's Court of Appeal in Ho Chi Minh City accepted the appeal of the People's Procuracy, increasing the sentence from 4 to 7 years in prison for Wei Lun for the crime of Circulating other fake valuable papers. According to the panel of judges, the defendant's actions were particularly serious, using many fake credit cards to appropriate a large amount of money, the sentence given by the first instance court was not commensurate, so it was necessary to punish him severely..
Defendant Giam Wei Lun in court. Photo:HD
The first instance judgment determined that in November 2011, Wei Lun entered Vietnam.
During his time in Hanoi, Wei Lun and a young man used fake credit cards to successfully buy an iPhone 4S, an iPad, and three Gucci handbags. In Ho Chi Minh City, from November to December 2011, Wei Lun received about 25 fake credit cards from his accomplices six times and then went shopping. He successfully made four transactions, buying three iPhone 4S, nine iPads, and a tablet bag. The total value of the goods Wei Lun defrauded was more than VND300 million. In addition, he and his accomplices also made many other transactions but were unsuccessful.
On December 9, 2011, Wei Lun and two other young men went to an electronics store in the center of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City to buy many expensive electronic products. While waiting for the staff to swipe their card to pay, Wei's accomplice "escaped" with the purchased goods. When discovered, Wei Lun also ran away but was arrested by security guards and handed over to the police.
In November 2012, Wei Lun was sentenced to 4 years in prison by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court for circulating other counterfeit valuable papers. The sentence was later appealed by the Chief Prosecutor of the People's Procuracy at the same level, with the aim of increasing the penalty.
According to Express-M
