Nghe An denies information 'escaped the case of 39 bodies in the UK thanks to spending 900 million VND on lottery'

On the afternoon of November 3, speaking with a reporter from Nghe An Newspaper, Mr. Hoang Danh Truyen - Vice Chairman of Yen Thanh District People's Committee said that in the area, there was no case like the information shared on social networks about escaping the case of 39 bodies in the UK thanks to spending 900 million VND on lottery.

Many Facebook pages simultaneously shared this information. Screenshot

"In Yen Thanh district, up to now, there is only one person in Hoa Thanh commune who has contacted his family," Mr. Truyen said, adding that among those who reported to the authorities because of lost contact, there was no one named Nguyen Huu Trung as posted on social networks.

The only case in Hoa Thanh commune that contacted his family was Nguyen Trong T.. This person called to say that he was in France, and had previously intended to cross the border to England. After the incident of 39 bodies discovered by British police, his family was worried that this person was also in the container, so they panicked and reported it. Currently, the family has withdrawn the complaint.

A Facebook page with nearly 1 million followers posted information citing Nghe An Newspaper as its source, but in reality, Nghe An Newspaper did not post this information.

On November 3, many social networking sites and personal Facebook pages simultaneously shared images and content of a Nghe An man who escaped from a container containing 39 bodies thanks to "taking 900 million to play the lottery".

There is a website that says:"Nguyen Huu Trung is from Yen Thanh, Nghe An. His parents gave him 900 million to go to England. But the morning he went to pay the fee, Trung did not pay it, but instead took the money his parents borrowed to the South to start a business, play the lottery, and borrow money without telling his parents. He disappeared without telling anyone. When the incident happened, his family was shocked that their son had also gone to England. He was presumed dead. When he saw his friends post a photo of him on the altar with incense burning, Trung immediately called his family, making everyone shocked...".

The article is accompanied by some photos of relatives as well as the altar. However, according to the reporter's investigation, the man in this photo is the father of another person who lost contact while traveling to England, residing in Do Thanh commune. Currently, the family has not been able to contact him. The image of the altar is at the house of Mr. Nguyen Dinh Tu, also residing in Do Thanh commune.

A Facebook page with more than 12 million followers posted false information about the 39 bodies found in a container.

Also mentioning this content, meanwhile, on another Facebook page with more than 12 million followers, there is a link to an information page claiming that the character in the story is Mr. Le Van Ha in Do Thanh commune.

The information on this website says that this case is Mr. Le Van Ha, but the image is of the altar in Mr. Nguyen Dinh Tu's family that was taken by a reporter from Nghe An Newspaper.

Meanwhile, the image of the altar in this article was taken by a reporter from Nghe An Newspaper at the home of Nguyen Dinh Tu. The reporter contacted the family and leaders of Do Thanh commune, but they said that up to now, Ha has not contacted his family as reported on social media. "Our family is very anxiously waiting for news of our son. Yet they still fabricate information," a relative of Ha said indignantly.