Legal analysis: If you just sue, you can negotiate an out-of-court settlement with the bank, that is, you should pay back the money, which is just blacklisted by the credit investigation. However, if you do report the case and file a case, you will still bear criminal responsibility even if you pay off the debt.
Legal basis: Article 196 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China commits credit card fraud under any of the following circumstances, and if the amount is relatively large, it shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also be fined not less than 2, yuan but not more than 2, yuan; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years, and shall also be fined not less than 5, yuan but not more than 5, yuan; If the amount is especially huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 1 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined not less than 5, yuan but not more than 5, yuan, or his property shall be confiscated: < P > (1) using a forged credit card or using a credit card fraudulently obtained with false identification;
(2) using an invalid credit card;
(3) fraudulent use of another person's credit card;
(4) malicious overdraft.
the malicious overdraft mentioned in the preceding paragraph refers to the behavior that the cardholder overdraws beyond the prescribed limit or time limit for the purpose of illegal possession, and refuses to return it after being urged by the issuing bank.
whoever steals a credit card and uses it shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of article 264 of this law.