Hi-tech criminals jailed for 72 months

Hi-tech criminals jailed for 72 months

HA NOI (VNS)— The municipal People’s Court on Wednesday sentenced two defendants to 72 months imprisonment for unlawfully appropriating property via the web.

Nguyen Tong Hai, 23, of Ha Noi’s Hoai Duc District and Quang Minh Hai, 25, of northern Vinh Phuc Province’s Tam Dao District were sentenced to 42 and 30 months jail.

The two defendants also were forced to pay compensation for the money they unlawfully appropriated.

It was reported that the two men created false websites with similar interfaces and content from VTC Technology & Digital Content Company, a member of the Viet Nam Multimedia Corporation – VTC, defrauding game players more than VND81 million (US$3,800) between March and June last year. — VNS

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