Impersonating police officers and inspectors to force an old woman to transfer 1.1 billion VND

On April 2, Ba Vi District Police (Hanoi) said that they had promptly prevented a case of impersonating a police officer or government inspector to threaten and force Ms. PTH (born in 1959) to transfer a large sum of money. The subjects threatened that if Ms. H. did not transfer the money, she would be arrested for investigation.

Specifically, at noon on March 31, Ms. H. received a strange phone call, claiming to be an employee of a telecommunications company, informing her that someoneimpersonationMs. H. created a debt of 8.9 million VND. This person asked Ms. H. to contact the police via the zalo account "Bui Cong Vinh".

Authorities promptly prevented a 1.1 billion VND fraud case involving impersonating police officers and inspectors.

Ms. H. said that the account "Bui Cong Vinh" claimed to be an officer of the Hanoi City Police Department and a Government Inspector. "Bui Cong Vinh" informed that someone impersonated Ms. H. to trade drugs and transferred 6 billion VND to Ms. H.'s account.

When the subject asked about her savings, Ms. H. honestly replied that she had 1.1 billion VND in savings. The subject immediately asked Ms. H. to transfer the entire amount to the bank account of the "police agency" for investigation and clarification, otherwise she would be arrested for being involved in the drug ring under investigation.

Mrs. H. hid from her children and went to the bank to transfer money in a state of panic and fear. At the same time, the money she intended to transfer was savings that had not yet reached the maturity date.

Seeing something unusual, the bank staff invited her into the room to talk. When the incident became clear, the bank contacted the Ba Vi District Police. The authorities then reassured Ms. H. and successfully prevented the "fraud trap", helping Ms. H. preserve her savings.

Ms. H. and her family wrote a letter of thanks to the Criminal Police, Ba Vi District Police and the bank. Currently, Ba Vi District Police are continuing to investigate the case.