Created fake gambling website, stole money from hundreds of people
On the morning of May 17, the police arrested a group of people who specialized in cross-border fraud and property appropriation targeting people who like to gamble in the form of betting on the internet.
In mid-May 2024, the Criminal Police Department of Da Nang City Police discovered a group of people from Quang Nam, temporarily residing in Da Nang, showing many suspicious signs of criminal activities.
This group was led by Duong Van Tinh (born in 1993), managing domestic workers aged 17 to 25, including Tran My Phu An, Bui Ngoc Hau, Ly Huynh Huy, Truong Thai Huy... After further investigation, criminal investigators determined that this group had previously been involved in online fraud in countries such as Laos, Cambodia and the Philippines...
From the beginning of 2024, the subjects returned to Da Nang to rent a house to live in and created a fake gambling website with the domain name C.xx.com to lure players to deposit money into the group's account. When players deposited money to gamble, these subjects immediately appropriated it.
"Although they have only been operating for a short time, the subjects have appropriated more than 500 million VND from more than 300 victims," a representative of the Da Nang City Police Department's Investigation Police Agency confirmed.
After collecting enough relevant documents and evidence, on May 16, the Criminal Police Department of Da Nang City Police coordinated with Nai Hien Dong Ward Police, Son Tra District (Da Nang) to suddenly inspect and temporarily detain the above 5 subjects along with physical evidence, including 6 computers, 8 mobile phones...
The case is under further investigation.
