Those who steal credit cards and use them will be punished as the crime of theft, and the criminal law has clear provisions on this.
Legal provisions:
1. Article 196 of the "Criminal Law" Anyone who steals a credit card and uses it shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of Article 264 of this Law.
II. Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues concerning the Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases of Theft
Article 1: Theft of public or private property worth one thousand yuan to more than three thousand yuan, three If the amount exceeds 10,000 yuan to 100,000 yuan, and if the amount exceeds 300,000 yuan to 500,000 yuan, it shall be deemed as “relatively large amount”, “huge amount” or “especially huge amount” as stipulated in Article 264 of the Criminal Law. . The higher people's courts and people's procuratorates of each province, autonomous region, and municipality directly under the Central Government may, based on the economic development status of the region and taking into account the social security situation, determine the specific amount standard for implementation in the region within the amount range specified in the preceding paragraph, and report it to the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Court. Procuratorate approved.
3. Article 264 of the Criminal Law: Whoever steals public or private property in a relatively large amount, or commits multiple thefts, burglaries, thefts with weapons, or pickpockets shall be sentenced to not more than three years in prison. Fixed-term imprisonment, criminal detention or public surveillance, and concurrently or solely with a fine; if the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years, and shall also be fined; if the amount is particularly huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to 10 years in prison shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 1 year or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or have property confiscated.