Arrested man impersonating police officer, opened law office to defraud 10 billion VND
Thanh pretended to be a police officer and opened a law office to receive documents for labor export, study, and residence abroad for people in need, embezzling tens of billions of dong.
On November 2, the Criminal Police Department of Da Nang City Police announced that it had just arrested Nguyen Huu Thanh (32 years old, from Binh Quy commune, Thang Binh district, Quang Nam province, residing in Muong Thanh apartment building, My An ward, Ngu Hanh Son district, Da Nang) for the act of "Fraudulent appropriation of property".
Previously, the Criminal Police Department of Da Nang City Police received a report from a citizen that a person named "Jonhny Thanh" had defrauded a large amount of money by signing contracts to send them to work, reside, settle and study in countries such as the US, Canada, Australia, etc.

In coordination with My An Ward Police, Ngu Hanh Son District, the Criminal Police Department identified the suspect as Nguyen Huu Thanh (32 years old, from Binh Quy, Thang Binh, Quang Nam, residing in Muong Thanh apartment building, My An Ward, Ngu Hanh Son District, Da Nang).
Collecting evidence, on October 31, the Criminal Police Department of Da Nang City Police arrested Nguyen Huu Thanh while he was staying in room 3302 of Muong Thanh apartment building, My An ward.
During the search, the police seized 1 fake People's Police ID card bearing the name Nguyen Huu Thanh, 4 wristwatches, 1 Ipad, 2 tablets, 4 mobile phones (including 1 Vertu brand phone), 2 computer sets, 2 fake seals, 10 sets of contract documents signed by Nguyen Huu Thanh, more than 100 million VND and many other papers and documents.
At the police station, Thanh initially confessed that in order to deceive the victim, Thanh pretended to be a police officer and forged documents and seals of authorities to make the victim trust him.

To gain the victim's trust, Thanh opened the SGM Immigration Law Office, registered at Ta My Duat Street, An Hai Bac Ward, Son Tra District, Da Nang.
From October 2022 to present, Nguyen Huu Thanh has defrauded nearly 20 people with a total amount of about 10 billion VND.
Thanh used all the money he embezzled to invest in virtual currency, play online games and lost it all.
Verifying his identity, the police determined that Thanh was a suspect being sought by Ho Chi Minh City Police for fraud and appropriation of 3 billion VND.
Currently, the Criminal Police Department of Da Nang City Police continues to fight, and invites any victims to contact the city police department, No. 47 Ly Tu Trong, Da Nang to resolve the matter.