Borrowing someone else's phone for fraud, fined up to 30 million VND

Legal Consulting Department of Lao Dong Newspaper answers:

Point b, Clause 2, Article 39, Section 6, Chapter II of Decree No. 330/2026/ND-CP stipulating penalties for administrative violations in the field of network security and personal data protection (effective August 19, 2026) stipulates fines from 40 million VND to 60 million VND for the following acts: Using personal data of others to commit acts contrary to the provisions of law.

Point c, Clause 4, Article 39, Section 6, Chapter II of Decree No. 330/2026/ND-CP stipulates as follows: Obligation to publicly apologize to the subject of personal data in the mass media for the violations in Point b, Clause 2 of this Article;

Clause 7, Article 3, Decree 356/2025/ND-CP, stipulates that the basic list of personal data includes: Phone number, personal identification number, passport number, driver's license number, license plate number.

Clause 1, Article 7 of Decree 356/2025/ND-CP stipulates the fine level and sanctioning authority as follows: Section 6, Chapter II of this Decree stipulates the fine level applied to administrative violations in the field of personal data protection committed by organizations. In case an individual has the same violation, the fine level applied to an individual is equal to one-twice the fine level applied to organizations.

Thus, from August 19, 2026, people who borrow other people's phones for fraud will be fined up to 30 million VND.