Lost all the money in credit card because of setting password based on date, month, year of birth
By using the trick of finding passwords based on date of birth in personal documents, thieves have "drained" all the money from many people's credit cards...
A source from Quy Nhon City Police (Binh Dinh) on the afternoon of March 3 said that after many days of implementing professional measures, this agency prosecuted and temporarily detained Ly Minh Tan (born in 1986), residing in group 5, area 2, Hai Cang ward, Quy Nhon City for the crime of "Theft of property".
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| Subject Ly Minh Tan after being arrested. Photo: Binh Dinh Police |
Initial investigation results show that Ly Minh Tan drove a motorbike through many streets in Quy Nhon city at night to steal property inside cars parked on the side of the road but forgot to lock the doors. Using this method, in December 2020 and January 2021, Tan committed 10 thefts.
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| The handbags that Ly Minh Tan stole from cars that were left unlocked were confiscated by the investigation agency. Photo: Binh Dinh Police |
During an urgent search of Tan’s residence, the investigation agency seized many related evidences and exhibits. It is worth noting that in addition to cash, phones, laptops, etc., Tan also took personal documents and credit cards in the car, then went to the ATM to withdraw money after searching for the password based on the date, month, year of birth or the stolen ID number.
Accordingly, Tan “drained” the credit cards of 6 out of 10 people who lost their property left inside their cars just because the cardholders set their passwords based on their date of birth. Among them, the person who was “drained” the most, with an amount of 56 million VND, was Ms. Phan Thi Bich T, residing in Thi Nai ward, Quy Nhon city.
