The Singaporean identity fraud scammer also tricked Google and Amazon Web Services (AWS) into providing $5.4 million worth of cloud computing services by using the personal details of the co-founder and co-chairman of Riot Games Mr. Marc Merrill.
A Singaporean national, Ho Jun Jia (a/k/a Matthew Ho, a/k/a, Prefinity a/k/a Ethereum Vendor), has been sentenced to ten years in jail for several offenses. He was sentenced on Thursday after pleading guilty to twelve charges, including cheating, drug consumption, and unauthorized access to computer material.
According to local media, fifteen additional charges were also considered for his sentencing. The convict is currently out on bail after his father paid $180,000. District Judge Brenda Tan let Ho defer serving a sentence by a month to fulfill personal commitments.
Details of the Offence
The 32-year-old secondary school dropout impersonated two individuals, including a US-based video game developer, to trick Google and Amazon Web Services (AWS) into providing $5.4 million worth of cloud computing services for an extensive cryptocurrency mining operation.
The convict obtained the developers’ personal information illegally via the Dark Web. Ho Jun Jia forged the US driving licenses for others to get their details. He forged the driving licenses in 2017, and after using photoshop, he traded them on a Dark Web forum in exchange for the names and credit card…
