Warning about scams impersonating judicial officials.

According to information from the Criminal Investigation Agency of Bac Tu Liem District Police, the unit is currently holding two suspects, Nguyen Ngoc Kip (born in 1986, residing in Nga Nam town, Soc Trang province) and Phan Van Long (born in 1969, residing in Lai Hung commune, Bau Bang district, Binh Duong province), for investigation into their alleged crimes.Fraudulent appropriation of property.

The seized items included 3 mobile phones, 80 million VND, and 5.2 taels of gold. Unlike previous cases, the perpetrators did not trick people into transferring money through bank accounts to steal it, but instead acted more recklessly and aggressively, assigning someone to meet the victims in person to receive money and assets.

Based on the collected documents, the Investigation Police Department of Bac Tu Liem District Police determined the following: On February 17, 2025, the Investigation Police Department of Bac Tu Liem District Police received a complaint from Ms. PTHS (residing in Nghia Tan Ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi) regarding being defrauded of nearly 1.1 billion VND, which occurred in Xuan Tao Ward, Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi.

At the investigative agency, Ms. S stated that on February 17, 2025, she received a call from an unknown number, with the caller introducing himself as "Tri," claiming to work at the Supreme Court, and a message from a Zalo account named "Son Ngo," claiming to be a police officer. Both the call and the message threatened Ms. S, alleging her involvement in a bank fraud and drug trafficking case being handled by authorities. To prove her innocence, the callers demanded that Ms. S give them money for "investigators" to verify her identity. They even sent Ms. S a forged arrest warrant from the Supreme People's Procuracy. Out of fear, Ms. S withdrew 1 billion VND in cash and 748,000 VND in interest from the bank and brought it home.

Later that evening, following instructions from Tri "The Court" and "Son Ngo," Ms. S brought all the withdrawn money to the Quang Minh building (Diplomatic Corps area, Xuan Tao ward, Bac Tu Liem district, Hanoi) to wait and hand it over to the "detectives" as instructed. There, Ms. S directly gave the money to Phan Van Long and then went home. Suspecting she had been scammed, Ms. S reported the incident to the Bac Tu Liem District Police.

Following Ms. S's report, the Criminal Investigation Department of the Bac Tu Liem District Police promptly verified, tracked down, and detained two related individuals, Nguyen Ngoc Kip and Phan Van Long. The suspects confessed to participating in a Telegram group run by a "Company" through an acquaintance to collect money. After receiving the money, Long received 15 million VND, and Kip received 5 million VND. The remaining amount was given by Long to a woman named Hoang (an individual connected to the "Company") for transfer. Authorities are continuing to investigate Hoang's role, position, and violations to determine appropriate legal action.

Subsequently, at approximately 3 PM on February 18, 2025, via a Telegram group, Long and Kịp were again instructed by the "Company" to collect money at address 76, House B6, Đường sub-district, Phú Minh town, Phú Xuyên district, Hanoi. There, Kịp remained in a taxi while Long got out to meet and receive a plastic bag containing a large amount of gold from an elderly man, before getting back into the taxi and returning home.

Through verification, the man who gave the gold to Long was identified as Mr. NST (76 years old, residing in Phu Minh town, Phu Xuyen district, Hanoi). During questioning by the investigating agency, Mr. T stated that he received a phone call from someone claiming to be Le Minh Tri (a former Police Colonel, currently the Director of the Supreme People's Procuracy) and another call from a Zalo account named "Son Ngo" claiming to be a police officer. The callers stated that Mr. T was involved in a case of forged identity cards and drug trafficking, and that his assets needed to be inspected. "Tri" asked Mr. T about his assets, to which he replied that he had saved 5.2 taels of gold. "Tri" instructed Mr. T to display the gold, take photos, and send them to "Tri" via Zalo, after which "investigators" would come to inspect it. Simultaneously, "Tri" instructed Mr. T to write two documents: a "Request for Asset Inspection" and a "Request for Bail," to be placed in the bag containing the gold and given to the "investigators." Following the instructions of the perpetrators, Mr. T gave the gold to Long. Furthermore, the perpetrators instructed Mr. and Mrs. T not to tell anyone after handing over the gold to the "detectives," and that the "detectives" would continuously monitor Mr. T's family.

Authorities are continuing to verify and clarify the actions and individuals involved in order to handle the matter according to regulations.