Posts Tagged ‘ Credit Cards ’

Vietnamese police bust fake ATM card ring 

January 9, 2012
Vietnamese police bust fake ATM card ring 

  Ho Chi Minh City police have arrested one Vietnamese and three Malaysian men for allegedly using fake ATM cards to withdraw money from local banks. They are believed to be members of a transnational crime ring. The first arrest, of Co Kim Thach, a 39-year-old resident of District 5, was made on December 30, [...]

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Malaysian jailed for fraud in northern Vietnam 

December 19, 2011
Malaysian jailed for fraud in northern Vietnam 

Koay Keng Chen, a 22-year-old Malaysian, at a trial in Hanoi on Friday where he received a three-year jail term for fraud. A Malaysian man was sentenced to three years in jail at a trial in Hanoi for cheating a mobile phone shop out of VND35 million (US$1,665) with fraudulent credit cards, Vietnam News Agency [...]

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Malaysian man caught using fake credit cards in Hanoi 

May 31, 2011
Malaysian man caught using fake credit cards in Hanoi 

  Hanoi police arrested a Malaysian suspected of using a fake credit card to buy a laptop and four iPhones at an electronic mart in Hanoi on Thursday. This is the second time this month that a Malaysian has been caught using fake credit cards. Choi Mingkian, who had rented a room in a hotel [...]

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Credit card hackers face charges of theft 

March 12, 2011
Credit card hackers face charges of theft 

  Four people in Ho Chi Minh City will face charges of theft for hacking foreigners’ credit cards and stealing their money, the People’s Supreme Procuracy, Vietnam’s highest office of prosecutors, announced Monday (March 7).   All in their twenties, the four men stole information from hundreds of credit cards and then used them to buy air [...]

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China’s online travel market booming

January 31, 2010
China’s online travel market booming

Visitors look at rows of Chocolate Terracotta Warriors at a chocolate theme park in Beijing China’s online tourism market is booming as an increasingly wealthy middle class travels for pleasure and the use of credit cards and the Internet soars, analysts say. As millions of people pack their bags for Lunar New Year holidays, the [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 30/8

August 30, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 30/8

Hanoi plans $35 million housing project; Two sentenced to prison for Tet eve boat disaster; Over US$4 million for Vietnam’s administrative reform; Malaysians arrested on suspicion of fraud; Hanoi plans $35 million housing project    The Hanoi Construction Department has announced plans to build 15,500 apartments, equivalent to 1.5 million square meters of housing, for [...]

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Malaysians arrested on suspicion of fraud

August 29, 2009

Police in Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province on Thursday arrested two Malaysian men suspected of fraud. Pang Buan Seng, 23, and Tan Young Soon, 29, allegedly used forged passports to rent a room at the Petro House Hotel on Tuesday, and fake international credit cards to withdraw nearly US$10,000 in cash later that day.Suspicious [...]

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U.S. House passes credit card bill to protect consumers

May 21, 2009
U.S. House passes credit card bill to protect consumers

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday gave a final approval to a landmark credit card bill that will eliminate sudden interest rate increases and excessive fees to protect millions of consumers. The 361-64 vote, following a 95-5 vote in the Senate on Tuesday, ensured that President Barack Obama could sign it into law by [...]

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Australian cash registers ring in ‘manna from Kevin’

April 27, 2009
Australian cash registers ring in ‘manna from Kevin’

Enviromental activist Mithra Cox (L) and her husband Martin Cubby play music near Sydney. The pair are two of the more than seven million Australian taxpayers who have received a one-off cheque from the government for up to A$900. Cash registers are ringing across Australia as more than seven million economically-stimulated consumers raise their wallets [...]

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Vietnam Airlines offers discounts for online customers

February 27, 2009
Vietnam Airlines offers discounts for online customers

VietNamNet Bridge – The national air carrier has announced it will cut the prices of all airfares for domestic flights purchased online by 5% from March 1-7. Accordingly, passengers who book seats on domestic flights and pay online using the following five types of credit cards, Visa, MasterCard, JCB, Diner’s Club and American Express, on Vietnam [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...