Master-card fraudsters jailed
Posted by Bao Viet Nam on January 8, 2009
Ha Noi — The Ha Noi People’s Court sent each of two Malaysians to seven years jail yesterday for using fake master cards to defraud fashion shops in the capital city.
Tan Wei Hong, 26, and Cham Tack Choi, 23, paid their US$6,000 bill with the fake cards at the Louis Vuitton shop, Hoan Kiem District, in late December, 2007.
One of the shop’s staff realised the cards were fake and called the police.
Hong admitted that he had travelled to Viet Nam three times and used fake cards to pay bills totalling VND293 million ($17,200).
Choi said he made two visits and used six fake cards to pay bills totalling VND275 million ($16,000). —
