

(PLO)- From a forgotten wallet at the counter, the police discovered and dismantled a line specializing in purchasing and forging ID cards to open bank accounts to commit illegal acts.
Video: Breaking down the line to fake ID cards from a forgotten wallet at the bank |
Three people including Vu Duc Tinh, Duong Gia Ha and Vu Duc Tinh (aged from 29 to 34) are being investigated by the Thanh Tri District Police, Hanoi City for the act of forging seals and documents of agencies and organizations. .
Revealing the criminal group from a suspicious wallet
In mid-March 2022, Thanh Tri District Police received a report from a bank employee based in the area, about the discovery of a customer’s wallet being forgotten at the transaction counter.
Inside the wallet contains a number of ID cards and driver’s licenses under the names of many different people, but all have a photo of the same person.
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Three suspects Tinh, Ha and Tinh. Photo: CACC |
Suspecting the above documents to be fake, the police investigated, thereby identifying the owner of the wallet as Vu Duc Tinh. Searching for this person, the functional force temporarily seized dozens of fake ID cards, driver’s licenses, and bank cards.
Declare to the police, Tinh said that at the end of 2020 he knew Duong Gia Ha and was invited by Ha to make a fake ID to open a bank account to sell for a profit.
Inquisitive, Tinh agreed and ordered seven ID cards, seven fake driver’s licenses, under different names, but all had pictures of Tinh. Obtain fake documents, Calculate take to the bank to open an account.
Every time a full set includes a fake ID card, bank card and phone sim to activate the account, Calculate transfer to Ha. Thereby, Calculate Ha paid a total of more than 60 million dong. Seeing that making money was easy, Tinh invited his brother, Vu Duc Tinh, to join him.
At the end of February 2022, Tinh brought a fake ID card to open a bank account, but forgot the wallet as mentioned. That’s why the incident was revealed.
It is known that Tinh’s group is just one of many cases of forging documents that have been dismantled by Thanh Tri District Police in recent times. The agency said that the tricks of the suspects are often to buy ID cards from many people in different provinces and cities and then bring them back to create a fake seal on the ID card. From there, create a bank account to perform illegal acts.
Also related to the above crime, in May 2022, the police of Kim Son district, Ninh Binh province detained Hoang Ngoc Giap (27 years old), Tran Van Tinh (29 years old) and Nguyen Thi Ngoc Bich (21 years old). , residing in the same area) to investigate the behavior of buying and selling personal information data.
Police said the group collected personal data of more than 100 people in Kim Son district by asking them to take portraits and citizen identification photos. The suspects then transferred the collected data to foreigners via the Telegram app, benefiting nearly 80 million VND.
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Personal information data is a lucrative “bait” for criminal objects. Illustration: TP |
Absolutely do not lend or rent CCCD or ID card
The Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Public Security said that in the past time, there has been a situation of collecting personal data by stealing information, asking for a portrait/CCCD photo/ID card photo or renting/buying a bank account.
Having obtained the data, the subjects will sell information to other people (including foreigners) to use for criminal purposes such as making fake documents, illegally transferring money, forging or pretending to be a fraud…
The Criminal Police Department recommends that people absolutely do not let strangers borrow, photograph, rent or buy CCCD/IDs or bank accounts without legitimate purposes. At the same time, do not post or share pictures of CCCD/IDs or bank accounts on social networks.
People also need to be careful not to provide CCCD/ID card information for non-essential services, without a commitment to ensuring the safety of personal information on social networking platforms. In case of loss of CCCD/ID, it is necessary to report immediately to the competent authority to redo the documents.
When being scammed by bad guys, stealing citizen identification information, identity cards to conduct illegal activities, people need to immediately contact the nearest authorities for support.
In case of doubt, detecting that their CCCD/ID number has been illegally used to open a bank account or register for postpaid subscribers, people need to quickly contact the bank or network operator for assistance in locking the account. account, subscriber.
“If detecting the subject of borrowing, photographing or renting a CCCD/ID card; soliciting to rent, borrow, buy and sell bank accounts, people need to denounce and immediately provide documents and evidences to the nearest police agency for handling in accordance with law.” – Police Department criminal prosecution.

In case of changing the CCCD card, the ID number will be kept?
(PLO)- Those who use a 12-digit ID card when changing to a CCCD card with a chip will keep the ID number sequence.
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