Fraudulently selling feng shui items online to tens of thousands of people
Duong Van Cao and his wife were investigated for "impersonating a network operator and a shaman" to defraud and sell expired SIM cards and feng shui items to 59,300 people, appropriating nearly 14 billion VND.
Cao and his wife Hoang Thi My Hang, both 27 years old, in Ninh Khanh ward, Ninh Binh city, along with 6 accomplices were arrested on charges ofCheatappropriation of property via telecommunications network, Ninh Binh Provincial Police informed on February 1.
A month ago, on December 29, 2022, while checking the clothing store of Cao and his wife on Nguyen Van Cu Street, Ninh Binh Police seized more than 1,000 phone SIM cards and Data 128 SIM cards along with many amulets, merit certificates, feng shui items...
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| Expired SIM cards and feng shui items sold by Cao's group. Photo:Ninh Binh Police |
At the police station, Cao and his accomplices confessed to buying lists of customer information and invalid SIM cards, then impersonating "network employees" and "spirit mediums" to make phone calls to advise on the sale of invalid SIM cards. Low-value feng shui items were advertised as having been "charmed" to sell at high prices.
Authorities estimate that from 2019 to present, Cao's group has defrauded about 59,300 victims in 40 provinces and cities, appropriating nearly 14 billion VND.
