Borrowed a friend's motorbike and spread fake news, got confiscated by the police
(Baonghean.vn) - After lending Phuong money but not being able to get it back, Mo took Phuong's motorbike and spread fake news that it was confiscated by the police with the intention of selling it later to "collect" the debt.
Vinh City Police said they are continuing to investigate and clarify to handle Nguyen Thi Mo (born in 1969, permanent resident of Thanh Khe commune, Thanh Chuong district; temporary resident of hamlet 5, Hung Chinh commune, Vinh city) for providing false information and fraudulent appropriation of property.
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| Nguyen Thi Mo at the police station. Photo: Pham Bang |
Previously, on the night of July 17, Nguyen Thi Mo and Ms. Pham Thi Phuong (born in 1987, residing in Hamlet 5, Hung Chinh Commune, Vinh City) went to the Vinh City Police Department to report the incident. That same evening, while Mo was driving a motorbike with license plate 37E1-605.33 to Phan Dinh Phung Street (Vinh City), three young men in plainclothes stopped the road, claiming to be police officers, checked their papers, and then took the motorbike and left.
During the investigation, the police found that Mo’s report was unfounded. On July 20, the police discovered and seized the motorbike and summoned Mo to work. Initially, Mo gave a evasive statement but later admitted that the incident was not true.
According to Mo’s statement, because they were neighbors, Mo lent Phuong 10 million VND and took out an installment loan of more than 40 million VND for Phuong at the bank to buy a motorbike. In addition, Mo also took out a daily interest loan of 16 million VND for Phuong.
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| The motorbike belongs to Ms. Phuong but the papers are under Mo's name. Photo: Pham Bang |
Recently, Phuong has not paid the installments at the bank and other loans, while creditors often come to collect debts from Mo. On July 17, hearing that Phuong was preparing to leave for the South, Mo came to borrow Phuong's motorbike, which was under his name, with the intention of selling it to get money to pay off the debt.
Mo then hid the motorbike under the Cua Nam overpass and told Phuong that he was stopped by three men in plain clothes who claimed to be police officers. Because he did not have any vehicle registration or helmet, he was taken to the police station. On July 18, fearing that the police would investigate, Mo abandoned the motorbike at a soccer field in Hamlet 3, Hung Chinh Commune, Vinh City.
