Man impersonates company deputy director to swindle billions of dong.

The People's Procuracy of Hanoi City is exercising its prosecutorial power in handling the criminal case against the defendant Nguyen Thi Lien (born in 1989, residing in Block 11, Cua Nam Ward, Vinh City, Nghe An Province), who was prosecuted by the Hanoi City Police Investigation Agency for the crimes of "Forging seals and documents of agencies and organizations," as stipulated in Point b, Clause 3, Article 341, and "Fraudulent appropriation of property," as stipulated in Point a, Clause 4, Article 174 of the Penal Code.

The suspect is Nguyen Thi Lien.

According to the indictment, due to needing money for personal expenses, from 2020 to 2021, Nguyen Thi Lien impersonated the Deputy Director of THT Company and the Director of Green Vietnam Company, using a forged seal of THT Company and documents bearing the forged seal, including (a copy of the license to operate services for sending workers abroad issued by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to THT Company; the original power of attorney dated October 16, 2018, from Ms. Do Thi Hao - Director of THT Company, authorizing Lien to sign contracts for consulting services for sending workers abroad; the original business license and seal of THT Company; minutes of the Board of Members meeting dated April 1, 2020; notice of establishment of a representative office dated April 1, 2020; a copy of the license to operate services for sending workers abroad dated December 12, 2013) to ensure The company is legally authorized to send people to work abroad. Using a forged THT company seal on visa consulting contracts and payment receipts to make others believe that Lien has the function and capability to send people to work or settle abroad is genuine.

Lien rented a house on Nguyen Thi Thap Street, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi, to conduct business and hired six people: Mr. Tang Van Truong, Mr. Nguyen Trong Hoc, and Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai, Ms. Pham Anh Nhung, Ms. Trinh Thi Phuong, and Ms. Tran Thi Van. Lien paid each person 5 million VND per month and provided them with information on overseas labor export orders. These people then posted this information online, searched for and introduced workers seeking overseas employment to THT Company, where Lien collected deposits.

For each case where a contract is signed and a deposit is paid, Lien pays a "commission" of 3 million VND to the referrer, and an additional 10 million VND for each successful overseas employment placement.

Each individual wishing to work abroad had to deposit between 2,000 USD and 2,500 USD. The application process took approximately 8 to 12 months, after which they would be sent to work overseas for 2 to 3 years, earning a salary of 50 million VND per month. Using this deceptive method, Lien defrauded 112 people of 6.5 billion VND.

The Hanoi People's Procuracy has issued an indictment prosecuting defendant Nguyen Thi Lien before the Hanoi People's Court for trial on charges of "Using forged seals and documents of organizations," as stipulated in Point b, Clause 3, Article 341, and "Fraudulent appropriation of property," as stipulated in Point a, Clause 4, Article 174 of the Penal Code.