Online identity theft that causes damages to a party is punishable by imprisonment of up to 12 years, the PNP-ACG reminded the public following reports of a surge of duplicate or dummy Facebook accounts over the weekend. | GabrielLaluINQ
In an advisory Monday, PNP-AGC explained that identity theft even without causing any damage to the affected user would still merit jail time of six months and one day to six years, according to Republic Act No. 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.“When the victim of computer-related identity theft suffered damage, the applicable penalty is prison mayor, which has a duration of six years and one day up to 12 years of imprisonment.
“Victims of these criminal acts are encouraged to report to the PNP ACG main office located at Camp BGen Rafael T Crame, Quezon City, or to the nearest Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit,” the group said.
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