Breaking up a ring that appropriated nearly 2 billion VND from credit cards

Police determined that the group had successfully carried out more than 600 cases, appropriating 1.8 billion VND from credit card owners.

On October 15, Ho Chi Minh City Police prosecuted 15 defendants in the case of "Using computer networks, telecommunications networks, and electronic means to commit acts of property appropriation".

The ring was carried out by Dao Thi Kieu Oanh (born in 1989, residing in Thua Thien Hue province) and Le Thi Kim Hoa (born in 1993, residing in Khanh Hoa province) and accomplices, taking place in Ward 7 (Tan Binh district).

According to the investigation, in July 2022, Oanh asked Mr. L. (Oanh's boyfriend) to establish P&L International Trading Service Company Limited (P&L Company) to advise on Mirae Asset Company's loan products. The company's office is located at 361 Pham Van Bach Street (Ward 15, Tan Binh District). L. is the Director and legal representative, but in reality, the company is managed and operated by Dao Thi Kieu Oanh.

In October 2022, Hoa and Oanh discussed and each contributed 300 million VND (equivalent to 50% of the capital) to open another branch of the company located on Cach Mang Thang 8 Street (Ward 7, Tan Binh District). Here, Oanh and Hoa recruited employees and carried out activities to appropriate assets of credit card holders.

Accordingly, the group called cardholders, providing false information to support the conversion of credit into cash. From the cardholder information cards provided, Oanh and her accomplices used these cards to pay for fake goods and services online. Next, the group transferred money through electronic payment gateways (Alepay, Vimo) to the subjects' accounts.

From this amount, the subjects only paid 75% to the cardholder and appropriated the rest...