Impersonating investigators from the Ministry of Public Security, they defrauded over 4 billion VND.

The perpetrators impersonated officials from the Ministry of Public Security, the prosecutor's office, etc., calling subscribers claiming to be investigating large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering cases, requesting cooperation, and threatening the subscribers into transferring money.

"The provincial police issue a warning about preventing fraud via telecommunications networks."

"What did the two suspects in the telecommunications fraud ring confess to the police?"

On the evening of October 9th, Colonel Phan Van Nhan, head of the Duc Pho District Police in Quang Ngai province, confirmed that Mr. TVL (67 years old, from Pho Van commune, Duc Pho district) was defrauded of 4.3 billion VND by an individual posing as an investigator.

Accordingly, from September 27th to 29th, the perpetrators impersonated officials from the Ministry of Public Security, the Procuratorate, etc., calling people's landline or mobile phone numbers, posing as investigators or detectives from the Ministry of Public Security investigating a major drug trafficking and money laundering case, requesting Mr. L.'s cooperation in the investigation and demanding that he transfer money to prove his assets. Falling into the trap, Mr. L. transferred 4.3 billion VND to these individuals.

On September 28th, Mr. PVP (residing in Duc Pho town, Duc Pho district) also received a call from an unknown number claiming to be an investigator from the Ministry of Public Security. The caller stated that Mr. P. was involved in a drug trafficking and money laundering ring.

To prove their innocence, the suspects demanded that Mr. P. declare his assets, claiming it was for investigative purposes, and requested that he transfer money to a bank account to cooperate in verifying and apprehending the criminals.

Subsequently, Mr. P. went to a bank branch and transferred money to two bank accounts in Hanoi and Binh Duong, totaling 500 million VND.

Immediately after the transfer was completed, the victim realized he had been scammed and reported it to the police. The Duc Pho District Police, in coordination with the bank, blocked the two money transfers and recovered all the funds, returning them to Mr. P.

According to Tuoi Tre newspaper