Phisher gets 12 years+ in jail

2011-08-01

Helen Martin

Virus Bulletin, UK

Editor: Helen Martin

Abstract

Phisher gets his comeuppance after stealing information from more than 38,000 victims.

A Californian man has been sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison for his role in a phishing scam that targeted more than 38,000 victims.

34-year-old Tien Truong Nguyen and two accomplices used identities stolen from users of various financial services to set up lines of credit at instant credit kiosks at Wal-Mart stores, fraudulently obtaining merchandise worth around $200,000. When Nguyen was arrested in January 2007, police found stolen banking and credit card information belonging to 38,500 victims as well as 20 web templates used to make fake sites for eBay and a number of local banks.

Nguyen’s accomplices have also received prison sentences in connection with the crime.

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