A number of foreigners have been arrested and fined recently for using fake ATM cards to take money from real accounts.
The offenders mainly come from Bulgaria, while some are from Romania, China and the Philippines.
Three foreigners arrested
Most of the cases were in HCM City and in the central province of Khanh Hoa, while some others were found in the northern province of Ha Giang.
These violators use an electronic device at the ATM machine to collect personal data, and use that data to make fake cards. The latest case was in HCM City where police arrested a 44-year-old man from Bulgaria. Ivan Slabob Rusev was caught withdrawing money with a fake card. Police seized 39 cards and VND51 million.
He admitted to having been given the cards by two of his friends and using them to take the money seized by police.
There were several similar cases throughout the year and some of the culprits were imprisoned. Last December, police in HCM City sentenced a 29-year-old man from Romania to 1.5 years in prison for using internet and telecommunication devices to misappropriate assets.
Đăng ký: VietNam News