On August 3, the Economic Security Division of the Dong Thap Provincial Police announced that they had issued administrative sanctions against 13 individuals for the illegal sale of bank account information.
Three individuals were fined VND 45 million (approximately USD 1,920), eight individuals were fined VND 42.5 million (approximately USD 1,815) and ordered to surrender illegal gains obtained from the violation, and the remaining two individuals were fined VND 22.5 million (approximately USD 960).
The sanctioned individuals were all implicated in a case involving Thai Nhut Phuong (born 1977, from Dong Thap Province) and accomplices, who were charged with the illegal purchase and sale of bank account information and gambling in Cao Lanh City.
Security authorities issuing administrative sanctions. (Source: Dong Thap Police)
In this case, the perpetrators solicited bank accounts from many people, mostly students, offering VND 150,000 to VND 1 million per account.
Phuong’s group then sold these accounts to others for illegal purposes. During the investigation, the Dong Thap Police initiated legal proceedings against ten defendants for their involvement in the illegal trade of bank account information.
