27 Taiwanese charged with credit card fraud

MANILA, Philippines -  Criminal charges have been filed with the Parañaque City prosecutor’s office against 27 Tawainese nabbed by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for their alleged involvement in online credit card fraud.

A source from the prosecutor’s office told The STAR that the suspects were charged with violation of Section 9F in relation to Section 10B of Republic Act 8484, also known as the Access Devices Act.

The source said the case is subject to further investigation because the computers seized from the suspects will have to undergo forensic examination and the data on these machines are for technical evaluation.

The NBI earlier accused the suspects of victimizing foreigners through online purchase, transfer of account from a credit card to a local account and withdrawal of the money using the automated teller machine, and the sale of non-existent products to credit card users.