Swindled nearly 1.7 billion VND by exchanging foreign currency via social networks
On September 5, according to the Criminal Police Department (CSHS) of Hai Phong City Police, the unit has just successfully arrested Bui Thanh Long (born in 1992, residing in Bao Thang commune, Lao Cai province) to investigate fraud.
Previously, the Criminal Police Department received a complaint from Ms. Tran Thi Thu L. (residing in Le Chan ward, Hai Phong city) about a fraudster who took nearly 1.7 billion VND through a money exchange transaction via social networks.
According to Ms. L., through the social network Telegram, she met a person using the account name "Kimjongun", this person introduced himself as Long, specializing in exchanging Vietnamese currency for foreign currency.
Because she needed to pay tuition for her younger sister who was studying abroad, Ms. L. asked Long to exchange 66 thousand USD on her behalf. However, after Ms. L. transferred 1.683 billion VND to Long's bank account, Ms. L. did not receive the USD as promised and could not contact Long.
After receiving the report, the Criminal Police Department deployed professional measures, identified the Telegram account named "Kimjongun" as belonging to Bui Thanh Long, and successfully arrested Long while he was hiding in Lao Cai province.
According to the leader of the Criminal Police Department, recently in Hai Phong City, many similar tricks have appeared, with subjects taking advantage of people's need to exchange foreign currency to commit fraud and appropriation of property on the internet.
The Criminal Police Department also issued a warning, requesting people to immediately report to the local police if they discover a subject or a network with similar signs of fraud or to contact the Criminal Police Department of Hai Phong City Police directly at 069.2785874 for assistance in resolving the issue.
