The trick used by a 9X-generation female con artist to lure customers and steal 13 cars.

Through intelligence gathering, the Investigation Agency Office (Nghe An Provincial Police) observed a situation where some residents in Nghe An province, after purchasing a car, received phone calls from individuals posing as employees of a car dealership, informing them that the dealership was running a tax refund promotion and offering free accessory packages.

Accordingly, customers will receive an amount equivalent to 10% of the vehicle's value, but are required to hand over the vehicle and its documents to the perpetrator for processing.

Some car buyers subsequently trusted the individual and handed over their vehicles and documents. After some time, when they wanted to get their cars back, the individual gave various excuses to delay the return, causing great frustration among the buyers.

At the same time, the Investigation Agency Office (Provincial Police) discovered that some pawn shops in the province were accepting automobiles as collateral in violation of the law.

Recognizing that the aforementioned case was very complex and affected public security, and that the actions of the suspects showed signs of the crimes of "Fraudulent appropriation of property" and "Receiving property obtained through the commission of a crime by others" with very sophisticated methods, the provincial police leadership directed the establishment of an investigation.

Through verification, the Office of the Criminal Investigation Agency of the Provincial Police determined that the suspect involved is Tran Thi H. (born in 1997) - a sales employee of a car dealership in Vinh City.

Applying a coordinated approach using various investigative techniques, the Office of the Criminal Investigation Agency (Provincial Police) clarified that: Between April 2023 and July 2024, due to losses from online cryptocurrency investments, and in order to repay debts, Tran Thi H. contacted customers who had previously purchased cars from her, informing them that the car manufacturer was running a promotional program offering tax refunds and accessory packages equivalent to 10% of the car's value; however, customers were required to hand over their cars and vehicle documents to H.

After obtaining the customers' assets, Tran Thi H. took them to pawn shops.

In addition, H. also rented cars from self-drive car rental shops in Vinh City, Quynh Luu District, and Hoang Mai Town, then pawned them to get money to pay off debts, for personal expenses, and to invest in cryptocurrencies.

Using the aforementioned methods, Tran Thi H. committed 13 fraudulent acts, appropriating 13 cars worth over 10 billion VND from 13 citizens in Nghe An province.

Currently, the case is being further investigated by the Criminal Investigation Agency (Provincial Police).