Impersonating a reporter, claiming to be a National Assembly delegate to defraud and appropriate property

On September 2, Son Tra District Police (Da Nang City) announced: Through investigation and verification, on September 1, 2020, An Hai Bac Ward Police, Son Tra District, Da Nang City arrested Tran Phuoc An (born in 1994), residing in Tien Giang province for the act of "Fraudulent appropriation of property".

The incident occurred on August 30, when Tran Phuoc An and another young man took a bus from Hanoi to Quang Nam, but due to a conflict with each other, An got off the bus in Da Nang City. An pretended to be a reporter for a TV channel and called the Da Nang City Department of Tourism to ask for accommodation support.

Subject Tran Phuoc An at the investigation agency.

After being introduced to a hotel in An Hai Bac ward, An continued to impersonate himself as a National Assembly delegate, and fabricated many stories to make the hotel owner believe that An could buy a plane ticket to leave Da Nang, so he sent 6 million VND to buy the ticket.

Then, An promised to help with some work when he returned to Hanoi, so the hotel owner gave him another 10 million VND.

After defrauding and appropriating the above amount of money, An left the hotel.

Upon receiving a report from the hotel owner, An Hai Bac Ward Police (Son Tra District) investigated and discovered that An was staying at another hotel on Ho Xuan Huong Street, so they invited him to An Hai Bac Ward Police Station for questioning.

At the police station, Tran Phuoc An admitted that because he had no money to spend, he had the idea of ​​appropriating the hotel owners' property.

The case is currently being investigated by Son Tra District Police.