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Will you go to jail if you cash in your credit card?
It is illegal to cash in with a credit card, but you may not go to jail. Pay cash directly to credit card holders through fictitious transactions, false pricing, cash return, etc. If the circumstances are serious, he shall be convicted and punished for the crime of illegal business operation. Those who overdraw maliciously for the purpose of illegal possession shall be convicted and punished for the crime of credit card fraud. Therefore, the maximum penalty for cashing in a credit card is 10 years imprisonment or life imprisonment.

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Article 7 of the Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases of Impairment of Credit Card Management

In violation of state regulations, cash is paid directly to credit card holders by means of fictitious transactions, false pricing, cash return, etc. by means of point-of-sale terminal equipment (POS machines). If the circumstances are serious, he shall be convicted and punished for the crime of illegal business operation in accordance with the provisions of Article 225 of the Criminal Law. If the amount of the act mentioned in the preceding paragraph is more than 6,543.8+0,000 yuan, or the funds of financial institutions are overdue by more than 200,000 yuan, or the economic losses of financial institutions are more than 6,543.8+0,000 yuan, it shall be deemed as "serious circumstances" as stipulated in Article 225 of the Criminal Law; If the amount is more than 5 million yuan, or the funds of financial institutions are not returned more than 6.5438+0 million yuan within the time limit, or the economic losses of financial institutions are more than 500,000 yuan, it shall be deemed as "the circumstances are particularly serious" as stipulated in Article 225 of the Criminal Law. If the cardholder maliciously overdraws in the above way for the purpose of illegal possession and should be investigated for criminal responsibility, he shall be convicted and punished for credit card fraud in accordance with the provisions of Article 196 of the Criminal Law.