Arrest of fraudster selling masks in large quantities
Believing that a supplier could supply a large quantity of masks, Ms. T signed a contract and deposited money, but after waiting for a long time without seeing the goods, Ms. T had to report to the police.
On February 29, Hanoi City Police informed that the Investigation Police Agency of Bac Tu Liem District Police had just detained Pham Tuan Anh (born in 1989; residing at Vu Trong Phung, Thanh Xuan Trung, Thanh Xuan) to investigate the act of fraud and property appropriation.
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| Subject Pham Tuan Anh. Photo: Hanoi Police |
Previously, on February 26, the police of Co Nhue 1 ward, Bac Tu Liem district received a complaint from Ms. T about being defrauded and having her property appropriated by Pham Tuan Anh.
During the investigation, the police determined that due to needing to buy a large quantity of medical masks and being introduced by a friend, on February 19, Ms. T made an appointment to meet Pham Tuan Anh to discuss the purchase.
Tuan Anh "bragged" that his company had imported a large quantity of masks from China, then sent Ms. T pictures and videos of mask samples, mask boxes, and footage of container trucks carrying goods through the border gate.
Trusting her, Ms. T then signed a contract to buy masks from Tuan Anh for a total value of 169 million VND and paid a deposit of 65 million VND. However, when the deadline came to deliver the masks, Tuan Anh still did not have the goods to deliver as promised. Ms. T called but Tuan Anh did not answer, nor did she reply to her messages.
Thinking she had been scammed, on February 26, Ms. T and her friend went to look for Tuan Anh. When she discovered the subject in the Goldmark urban area, Ms. T asked the subject to go to the Co Nhue 1 Ward Police Station and report the incident. Based on documents and evidence, the Bac Tu Liem District Police arrested and handled the subject according to the provisions of the law./.
