Arrested the fraudster who took 100 million VND from the wife of the victim of Rao Trang 3 hydropower plant
Nguyen Van Phuc, 23 years old, from Quang Nam, was arrested on charges of appropriating donations to the families of victims of Rao Trang 3 hydropower plant.
On the morning of October 24, Phuc was arrested by Dak Nong Provincial Police to investigate the act of Fraudulent appropriation of property.
Through a search of Phuc's residence in Chiem Son village, Duy Son commune, Duy Xuyen district, Quang Nam province, the police seized evidence related to the fraud including: 9 phones, 6 phone SIM cards, 6 bank cards, a computer...
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The subject was arrested. |
At the police station, Phuc confessed that he knew that Ms. Le Thi Thu Thao (24 years old, in Krong No, Dak Nong) received money from many people to help her account after her husband died in an accident at the hydroelectric plant.Moon Fence3, Thua Thien Hue, he planned to commit fraud.
On October 20, Phuc called Thao several times to ask about her donation and offered to support her family with 6 million VND. He then sent a text message with a link and instructed Thao to click on the link to receive the money.![]() |
Ms. Thao's husband died at Rao Trang Hydropower Plant. |
Ms. Thao did as requested and then discovered that 100 million VND was missing from her account, out of a total of 250 million VND that benefactors had helped her raise her two children.
In addition to the above case, Phuc also confessed that with similar tricks, he had defrauded and appropriated property of many people across the country for a huge amount of money.