They obtained online banking and credit card data using fake web shops, sold them on the Internet and defrauded about 1.4 million euros: The Hanover regional court has sentenced two internet fraudsters to years in prison.
One of the two men was sentenced to four years and six months in prison for operating a criminal trading platform on the Internet in two cases and aiding and abetting fraud or computer fraud in a total of 116 cases, the court announced. The second fraudster had to go to prison for three years and three months for aiding and abetting. The stolen money was confiscated. The decision is not final.
The court believes that two internet marketplaces called “Manson” operated between June 2022 and September 2024, where the two convicts sold online banking account access data as well as credit card data and users’ personal data. They obtained this data through fake web shops that pretended to sell various goods. In the main trial, 52 users were questioned as witnesses – they trusted the leading online retailer, placed orders and left their data.
Credit card or online banking access details are then sold and then used to pay for purchases or make transfers at the account holder’s expense.
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