Ward police coordinated to promptly prevent a case of impersonating a drug department officer to commit fraud.

On November 29, Ninh Binh Provincial Police said that Phuc Thanh Ward Police, Ninh Binh City, had just promptly prevented a case of fraud and property appropriation via telecommunications networks.

Previously, Phuc Thanh Ward Police received a report from a local gold shop about an old woman coming to sell 2 necklaces, 1 bracelet, 1 beaded bracelet, 1 pair of earrings, 1 necklace (total quantity 1 tael of 9999 gold, worth 84 million VND).

The gold shop owner said that during the transaction, the old woman always showed signs of anxiety and fear and received several phone calls urging her to transfer money... Immediately, the working group of Phuc Thanh Ward Police quickly arrived at the gold shop to verify the incident. Encouraged by the ward police officer, the old woman provided her personal information as D.T.Th (born in 1946), residing in Dong Thanh Ward (Ninh Binh City).

According to Mr. Th, at around 9:00 a.m. on November 27, he received a phone call from a person claiming to be an officer of the Department of Drugs, Ministry of Public Security. This person informed him that Mr. Th. was being investigated for being involved in a drug case, the police were preparing to temporarily detain him, if he wanted to prove his innocence, he would have to deposit a sum of money as security.

Because he was so scared, Mr. Th. sold all the gold he had saved for his retirement to transfer money as requested by the subject.

After being analyzed and informed by the working group of Phuc Thanh Ward Police that this is a fraudulent method of appropriating property by bad guys on cyberspace and telecommunications networks, Mr. Th. understood and was very happy, thanking Huong Son Gold Shop and Phuc Thanh Ward Police for helping him keep his gold and not become a victim of criminals.