Nghe An police are looking for victims in the case of a father whose child is studying abroad who swindled and appropriated more than 1.8 billion VND.
(Baonghean.vn) - Using the guise of applying for study abroad or travel abroad, Nguyen Vinh Ky defrauded 5 people of more than 1.8 billion VND.

Taking advantage of his child studying abroad, the father defrauded and appropriated more than 1.8 billion VND.
(Baonghean.vn) - Taking advantage of having children studying abroad in Canada, the US, and Japan, Ky tricked 6 victims with the promise of being able to handle the study abroad procedures and then embezzled more than 1.8 billion VND.
The Investigation Police Agency of Nghe An Province has just issued Official Dispatch No. 1038/CV-PC02 (D4) dated October 14, 2019 regarding the announcement of finding the victim in the criminal case: Nguyen Vinh Ky (born in 1952); Registered permanent residence: Xuan Khoa block, Nam Dan town, Nam Dan district, Nghe An province, accused of the crime of "Fraudulent appropriation of property" occurring in Nghe An province.
The investigation determined: Around July 2018, because he did not have a stable job and his family borrowed money from the bank and could not pay, Nguyen Vinh Ky had the idea of fraudulently appropriating property with the following tricks:
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Subject Nguyen Vinh Ky. Photo: document. |
Although Nguyen Vinh Ky had no job, Ky lied to everyone that he could complete the procedures to study and travel abroad. Nguyen Vinh Ky used the name of having 4 children studying abroad; took advantage of Ky himself having a 10-year Canadian tourist visa; Ky went online to learn about the procedures for applying for a tourist visa or studying abroad to advise those in need. Then, Ky asked to transfer money to Ky and then appropriated that money for personal expenses and debt repayment.
With the above trick, Nguyen Vinh Ky defrauded and appropriated property of 5 people with a total amount of more than 1.8 billion VND.
On August 22, 2019, the Investigation Police Agency of Nghe An Province issued a Decision to prosecute the criminal case and a Decision to prosecute the accused Nguyen Vinh Ky for the crime of "Fraudulent appropriation of property". Currently, the accused Nguyen Vinh Ky is being detained at the Detention Center of Nghe An Province Police.
Nghe An Provincial Police Department's Investigation Police Agency announces: Anyone who has been defrauded by Nguyen Vinh Ky and appropriated their property under the guise of studying or traveling abroad as above should go directly to the Investigation Police Department, Nghe An Provincial Police (address: Le-Nin Avenue, Hamlet 08, Nghi Phu Commune, Vinh City, Nghe An Province) to work.
Contact directly with comrade Tran Hoa Ky, Captain of Team 4, Criminal Police Department, Nghe An Provincial Police, phone number 0915.128.448.