Suspect arrested for scamming people by selling large quantities of face masks.
Believing her supplier could provide a large quantity of face masks, Ms. T signed a contract and paid a deposit, but after waiting a long time without receiving the goods, she had to report it to the police.
Hanoi City Police announced on February 29th that the Criminal Investigation Department of Bac Tu Liem District Police has temporarily detained Pham Tuan Anh (born in 1989; residing at Vu Trong Phung Street, Thanh Xuan Trung Ward, Thanh Xuan District) to investigate the crime of fraud and appropriation of property.
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| The suspect, Pham Tuan Anh. Photo: Hanoi Police |
Previously, on February 26th, the police station in Co Nhue 1 ward, Bac Tu Liem district, received a report from Ms. T regarding being defrauded and having her property stolen by Pham Tuan Anh.
Upon investigation, the police determined that, needing to purchase a large quantity of medical masks and having been introduced to a supplier by a friend, Ms. T arranged to meet Pham Tuan Anh on February 19th to discuss the purchase.
Tuan Anh boasted that his company had imported a large quantity of face masks from China, then sent Ms. T pictures and videos of face mask samples, face mask packaging, and scenes of container trucks carrying goods through the border crossing.
Trusting him, Ms. T subsequently signed a contract to purchase face masks from Tuan Anh for a total value of 169 million VND and paid a deposit of 65 million VND. However, when the delivery deadline arrived, Tuan Anh still did not have the masks to deliver as promised. Ms. T called him, but Tuan Anh did not answer, and he did not reply to her messages either.
Believing she had been scammed, on February 26th, Ms. T and her friend went to look for Tuan Anh. Upon locating him in the Goldmark urban area, Ms. T requested that he report the incident to the Co Nhue 1 Ward Police Station. Based on the evidence, the Bac Tu Liem District Police arrested and prosecuted the suspect according to the law.
