Theft of credit cards and their use is generally characterized as theft. Theft refers to the act of stealing a large amount of public or private property for the purpose of illegal possession, or repeatedly stealing, burglary, theft with a weapon and pickpocketing public or private property. Regarding the qualitative problem of stealing and using credit cards, the following small series will give you a detailed answer. First, the nature of the theft and use of credit cards 1. Theft of credit cards and use is generally characterized as theft. Theft refers to the act of stealing a large amount of public and private property for the purpose of illegal possession, or repeatedly stealing, burglary, theft with a murder weapon, and pickpocketing public and private property. 2. Legal basis: Article 264 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, whoever steals public or private property in a relatively large amount, or repeatedly steals, enters a house, steals with a weapon or pickpockets, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also or only be fined; 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 especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 1 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated. 2. Is stealing a credit card and using it an absorbing crime? Stealing a credit card and using it is an absorbing crime. Stealing a credit card and using illegal income is an absorbing crime. In fact, there are several different behaviors, and one of them absorbs other behaviors, but only one crime is established. Including the following situations: (1) attaching importance to behavior and neglecting behavior. When there is a difference in nature or degree between before and after the behavior, the heavy behavior should absorb the light behavior; (2) Conduct behavior absorption preparation. When there is both preparatory behavior and implementation behavior, the preparatory behavior is absorbed by the implementation behavior; (3) The main behavior absorbs the subordinate behavior. When someone starts as an accessory in a joint crime and later becomes a backbone, his accessory behavior is absorbed by the principal behavior. The crime of absorption shall be punished according to the charges after the establishment of absorption behavior, and the combined punishment of several crimes shall not be applicable. The crime of absorption is an illegal act clearly stipulated in the law, and the handling of the relevant situation needs to be determined strictly based on the actual illegal facts and consequences. If the handling of the relevant situation is not clear, you can consult a lawyer for legal determination, especially the theft of credit cards needs to be investigated for criminal responsibility. I hope the above content can help you. If you have any other questions, you can click the button below or consult a professional lawyer online. Legal objectivity:

Article 22 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China is preparation for a crime. For the preparatory crime, the punishment may be lightened, mitigated or exempted according to the accomplished crime. Article 264 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, whoever steals public or private property in a relatively large amount, or repeatedly steals, steals at home, steals with a weapon or pickpockets, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also, or shall only, be fined; 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 especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 1 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated.