'Acting' to sell goods online, beautiful woman swindles hundreds of millions of dong from customers

Huong created two Facebook accounts and "directed" more than 80 scams to appropriate 130 million VND.

On June 17, Ha Tinh police announced that they had just initiated a case and arrested Phung Thi Kim Huong (22 years old, residing in Quang Tri) for using the internet to commit property appropriation.

According to investigation documents, at the end of 2016, Huong created a fake Facebook account named Nguyen Hong Hanh to post and sell cheap clothing and shoes. The other account, named Pham Kieu, was used to buy fashion items from wholesalers on social networks.

Suspect Huong. Photo: Ha Tinh Police

If a customer places an order on the accountNguyen Hong Hanh, Huong asked for payment in advance, and committed to sending the goods by bus or coach to the correct address.

When the customer agreed, Huong used Pham Kieu's account to order clothes, shoes... from online wholesalers at a much lower value than the order the customer placed through the account.Nguyen Hong HanhShe then asked the wholesaler to send her account number for payment.

Next, Huong used the account numbers of the wholesalers to send to customers on Facebook.Nguyen Hong Hanh,asked them to transfer money here. When the customer reported that the money had been transferred, HuongContact the wholesaler and ask them to send the goods and return the change to addresses in Quang Tri province.

Evidence seized by police. Photo: Ha Tinh Police

Police said Huong's method was to advertise a set of clothes for sale for VND250,000 and then buy the item back for about VND100,000. When the customer transferred the money to the wholesaler Huong requested, the owner of the store returned the change of VND150,000 along with the item.

After receiving the goods and money, Huong cut off contact with the customers who placed the orders. Using the above trick, over the past half year, Huong has defrauded about 80 people in many provinces such as Ha Tinh, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Nghe An... and appropriated a total of 130 million VND.

According to VNE