'Fake' colonel impersonates to work at General Department II
On July 2, the police are detaining Nguyen Phuong Tung (born in 1966) to clarify his act of impersonating an officer of General Department II (Ministry of National Defense) and showing signs of fraud and property appropriation.
According to initial information, in June 2022, through social relationships, Nguyen Phuong Tung (residing in Mo Cay Bac district, Ben Tre province) used another name and proactively contacted and met Ms. LTC (residing in Cai Be district, Tien Giang province). At that time, he introduced himself as working at General Department II (Ministry of National Defense) and repeatedly asked to borrow money from Ms. C. for personal expenses. Trusting her, Ms. C. lent Tung over 350 million VND.
On June 30, General Department II (Ministry of National Defense) coordinated with the authorities of Cai Be district (Tien Giang) to conduct an inspection and discovered Mr. Tung wearing the uniform of the Vietnam People's Army, with the rank of Colonel.
Through verification by the authorities, Tung (also using other names such as Nguyen Thanh Khiem or Le Duc Loi) does not work at General Department II (Ministry of National Defense).
After the above incident, a woman in Tien Giang also accused Mr. Tung of fraud and appropriation of more than 100 million VND.
Through initial investigation, Tung was staying in Cai Lay district (Tien Giang province) and did not admit to knowing the two women mentioned above nor did he admit to borrowing, lending or receiving money from others.
Cai Be District Police are continuing to expand the investigation, clarifying the act of impersonating a military officer, signs of fraud by Tung (Khiem or Loi). Any victims should quickly contact the police to assist in the investigation.
