Arrested a subject who scammed people selling goods via social networks and then took their deposit money
(Baonghean.vn) - By tricking people into selling wedding clearance items via social networks, Nguyen Van Quang appropriated deposits from many people, then blocked all contact with the victims.
On September 10, Nghi Loc District Police said that the unit had just successfully fought and destroyed a fraud case to appropriate property via social networks, temporarily detaining one suspect.
Recently, through the work of grasping the situation in the area and on cyberspace, Nghi Loc District Police discovered that Nguyen Van Quang (born in 1994), residing in Nghi Lam Commune, Nghi Loc District, had suspicious signs of using social networks to commit crimes of fraud and property appropriation.
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| Subject Nguyen Van Quang. Photo: Hong Ngoc |
Accordingly, to commit his crime, Nguyen Van Quang used social media accounts to access Facebook groups related to the liquidation of wedding items, then posted many images of the liquidation of large quantities of stainless steel tables and chairs at wholesale prices. When there were buyers, Quang asked customers to transfer a deposit of 10% of the total payment to his account, then appropriated the money but did not send the goods to the victims.
To avoid detection, Quang created and used multiple personal accounts when posting. During the course of committing the crime, Quang communicated with the victims via text messages and phone calls. To gain the trust of customers, Quang sent the victims many pictures of the goods. After the victims transferred the money, Quang appropriated the deposit, deleted the messages, blocked the victims' Facebook, Zalo, and phone numbers.
After a period of monitoring and applying professional measures, at around 12:00 on September 8, in Nghi Lam commune, Nghi Loc district, Nghi Loc district police including the Criminal Investigation Police Team on criminal, economic and drug crimes in coordination with Nghi Lam, Nghi Thuan and Nghi Van communes police successfully broke up the case, arresting Nguyen Van Quang for fraud and property appropriation. The seized exhibits: 10 million VND in cash, 1 ATM card, 1 mobile phone and other related documents.
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| Seized evidence. Photo: Hong Ngoc |
During the process of working with the investigation agency, Nguyen Van Quang initially confessed that with the above methods and tricks, from the beginning of 2022 until now, he has defrauded and appropriated property of many people across the country, the least one person was defrauded of 1 million VND and the most defrauded person was 7.5 million VND.
Through bank account statements of the subject, the investigation agency determined that the transaction amount related to the account used by the subject to commit fraud was over 500 million VND.
Currently, the case is continuing to be investigated and expanded.
Through this case, the police also advise people to be careful when buying goods through social networks. In cases where the subject asks to transfer a deposit in advance through a bank account, people need to be vigilant. Absolutely do not transfer money to people who do not have trust and clear identity. When detecting signs of fraud and property appropriation, it is necessary to immediately report to the police for investigation and handling.
To serve the investigation and verification, the Nghi Loc District Police Investigation Agency also announced that any victims related to Nguyen Van Quang's fraudulent property appropriation should quickly contact Nghi Loc District Police for resolution.
