Arrest of a subject impersonating a police officer to defraud people of their "trial run"
(Baonghean.vn) - Knowing that Son was being detained by Vinh City Police for "Illegal possession of drugs", Phuong impersonated a police officer and contacted his family, asking them to transfer money twice and promised to be released.
At 7:00 p.m. on May 12, at Hong Kong Hotel, in Hung Loc Commune (Vinh City), the Drug Crime Investigation Team of Vinh City Police broke up Project "386R" and arrested Tran Thi Ha Phuong (born in 1996), residing in Truong Quang Hamlet, Yen Son Commune (Do Luong) for the act of "Fraudulent appropriation of property" in the form ofimpersonating policefraud "fixing the case", proving the amount of fraud is 75 million VND; confiscated 30 million VND and 4 mobile phones.
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| Subject Tran Thi Ha Phuong at the time of arrest. Photo: Vinh City Police |
Tran Thi Ha Phuong is a drug addict with two previous convictions for "Abuse of trust to appropriate property" and "Fraudulent appropriation of property". Knowing that Tran Trong Son (born in 1985), residing in Block 8, Hung Nguyen Town) was being detained by the Vinh City Police Department for "Illegal possession of narcotics" on May 11, 2021, Phuong contacted her family and introduced herself as a Vinh City Police officer, asking her family to transfer 30 million VND so that Son would be released.
After the family transferred 30 million VND, on the morning of May 12, Phuong continued to contact the family to request a further transfer of 45 million VND.
Suspecting that they had been scammed, Son's family went to Vinh City Police to report the incident. Accordingly, Vinh City Police quickly verified and discovered and arrested Phuong while he was with his lover at the Hong Kong hotel.
The case is currently being further investigated by Vinh City Police./.
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