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Credit Card Skimming Scheme Unravels
Baltimore, MD – In a brazen credit card skimming scheme, Tri Tran, a 35-year-old Vietnamese citizen unlawfully in the country, has pleaded guilty to mail fraud in connection with a scheme that affected over 50 victims, resulting in losses of over $70,000.
According to court documents, Tran and his co-conspirator, Nghia Nguyen, a 35-year-old Vietnamese citizen residing in California, used an electronic skimming device to access data from customer credit cards at a retail store where Tran was employed. Tran would then mail the device to Nguyen, who would extract the data and re-encode the magnetic strip of other cards with the victims’ data.
The scheme, which began in 2009 and continued until Tran’s arrest in February 2011, resulted in over 50 victims incurring losses of over $70,000. Tran faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for mail fraud.
The investigation into the credit card skimming scheme was a collaborative effort between the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office, and the U.S. Secret Service.
Nghia Nguyen, Tran’s co-conspirator, previously pleaded guilty to his participation in the scheme and was sentenced to six years in prison on December 17, 2012.
Tran is scheduled to be sentenced on May 24, 2013, at 4:00 p.m. before U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar.
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Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes|Cybercrime|White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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