Citizens apprehend young man who scammed over 1 billion VND by promising jobs.
(Baonghean.vn) - Quyết claimed to be an employee of the Airports Corporation of Nghe An and several other companies, and forged signatures, documents, and seals to carry out six scams totaling over 1 billion VND related to job applications in Nghe An, Ha Tinh, and Hanoi.
On the morning of March 19th, the Dien Chau District Police in Nghe An province announced that they had investigated and clarified the case of Dang Chi Quyet, who committed numerous scams involving job applications and the purchase of liquidated goods.
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| Dang Chi Quyet at the police station. Photo: Mai Giang |
Earlier, on March 17th, in Dien Kim commune, when a young man appeared at the house of Ms. Le Thi Cuc (63 years old), residing in Xuan Chau hamlet, Dien Kim commune, Dien Chau district, to discuss "securing a job" for her daughter, he was suddenly apprehended by local residents and handed over to the Dien Kim Commune Police.
The suspect, identified as Dang Chi Quyet (born in 1989), residing in Nam Hong ward, Hong Linh town (Ha Tinh province), confessed to forging signatures and documents to fraudulently secure a job for Ms. Le Thi Cuc's daughter. Ms. Cuc stated that the suspect received 63,600,000 VND to get her daughter a job at Vinh Airport (Nghe An province).
However, after giving the money and making numerous calls without any results, Ms. Cúc suspected the young man was a scammer. She arranged to meet Quyết at his private residence, where she and other residents apprehended him and handed him over to the police.
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| The seal and documents that Quyet used to commit fraud. Photo: Mai Giang |
Shortly afterwards, the Dien Chau District Police arrived at the scene and placed Dang Chi Quyet under criminal detention for the crimes of forging seals and documents of agencies and organizations; and using seals and documents of agencies and organizations.
Initial investigations reveal that from 2016 to the present, Quyết has impersonated employees of the Vietnam Airports Corporation and several other companies, forging signatures, documents, and seals to commit six job-seeking scams in Hanoi, Nghe An, and Ha Tinh. He also committed one scam involving the purchase of liquidated goods. The total amount of money Quyết defrauded is over 1 billion VND.
The police seized four forged seals and five sets of fake probationary employment contracts from Quyet. It is known that Dang Chi Quyet had three previous convictions for fraud, was released from prison in 2016, and continued to commit crimes.
The Dien Chau Police are currently contacting the victims and continuing to expand the investigation.
