Land officials of Hung Dung ward (Vinh city) defrauded money from real estate investors
(Baonghean.vn) - Under the guise of a master's degree, a land official, and having good economic conditions, Tran Van Giang proactively contacted and approached many victims to persuade them to give him money to invest in real estate, then appropriated and spent it for personal use.
On October 28, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Province Police announced: The Investigation Police Department of Nghe An Province Police has prosecuted and issued an arrest warrant for Tran Van Giang (born in 1984), residing in Truong Thi Ward, Vinh City, former cadastral officer of Hung Dung Ward, Vinh City, for the crime of Fraudulent appropriation of property.
Usecover of land officer, real estate investment capital mobilization
Accordingly, taking advantage of the land "fever" in the area, under the guise of a master's degree, a cadastral officer with expertise in the land sector, with good economic conditions, driving an expensive car, Tran Van Giang proactively contacted and approached people he knew before (most of whom were well-off people with large amounts of idle money or civil servants) to commit fraud and property appropriation.
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Subject Tran Van Giang. Photo: Hong Ngoc |
Specifically, Giang informed the victims that he was a land official and therefore knew information about land plots that landowners wanted to buy and sell, then convinced the victims to give Giang money to “invest” and guaranteed that they would definitely make a profit. Trusting Giang’s work and words, many victims “gullibly” gave all their savings to Tran Van Giang.
Receive capital contributions… for personal use
During the investigation and verification process, the police encountered many difficulties because some of the victims were officials and civil servants working in state agencies, so they were afraid and did not want to report or provide incomplete information. At the same time, due to the inability to pay because many victims came to demand their "investment" money back, Tran Van Giang also proactively wrote a resignation letter and intended to flee. However, with the spirit of suppressing and attacking criminals to the end, after collecting sufficient documents and evidence, the Provincial Police Investigation Agency (Criminal Police Department) promptly summoned and successfully arrested Tran Van Giang.
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It is worth mentioning that the information about the land plots that Giang provided to the victims was not true. Giang did not contact the owners of the land plots to buy or sell land; all the land, houses, and cars that the subject used to "show off" to the victims were mortgaged to the bank... all of this was just to gain the trust of the victims. After receiving money from the victims, Giang appropriated it and used it to pay off debts and for personal expenses.
Searching the residence and workplace of Tran Van Giang, the Investigation Police Agency of Nghe An Province Police seized 01 computer, 01 mobile phone and many documents related to the agreement and commitment to buy and sell land between the subject and the victims.
The Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Province Police also proved that with the above tricks, Tran Van Giang had appropriated property worth more than 3 billion VND from the victims.
Currently, the police are continuing to investigate and clarify the subject's fraudulent property appropriation with 8 other victims who have filed complaints, with a total amount of about 25 billion VND.
The Investigation Police Agency of Nghe An Province Police announced that anyone who is a victim of Tran Van Giang should go to the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Province Police to report and resolve the matter.
