Prosecution of a group of online fraudsters who appropriated more than 1 billion VND

Previously, at the end of 2022, through receiving reports from a number of victims and following the area and grasping the situation, Thanh Chuong District Police discovered a group of subjects with many suspicious signs of committing crimes of fraud and appropriation of property online, so they established a special project to fight.

During the investigation and verification process, the Task Force encountered many difficulties because the group of subjects used many sophisticated and secretive methods and tricks. The subjects not only committed crimes in Nghe An province but also in many areas of Ha Tinh province, Hanoi city...

Group of subjects at the Police Department. Photo: Pham Thuy

After collecting sufficient documents and evidence, the Thanh Chuong District Police Investigation Board successfully arrested a group of suspects including: Nguyen Hoang Long (born 1994), Duong Viet Lam (born 1994), Le Van Toan (born 1995), Nguyen Van Anh (born 1994) and Hoang Anh Tuan (born 1991), all residing in Ky Anh District, Ha Tinh Province.

Based on the initial investigation results, the Task Force determined that: By taking advantage of the gullibility and trust of the victims, this group of subjects called the victims to inform them that they had won valuable property and cash prizes. If the victims wanted to "receive the prize", they had to pay a deposit. Using the above tricks, in 2022, this group of subjects committed fraud and appropriated property from many victims with a total amount of more than 1 billion VND.

Currently, the case is being handled by the police in accordance with the provisions of law./.