Nghe An: Prosecuted 04 subjects for fraud by selling lottery numbers online
(Baonghean.vn) - Taking advantage of many people's greed for profit from gambling, a group of 4 people committed fraud and appropriated 600 million VND by selling lottery numbers via social networks.
On October 14, Dien Chau District Police announced that the unit had just issued a decision to prosecute 4 subjects including: Tran Van Ho, born in 1989; Ho The Anh, born in 2002; Tran Thi Hoan, born in 1990 and Tran Duong Cong, born in 1984, all residing in Ngoc Son Commune, Quynh Luu District for the crime of "Fraudulent appropriation of property”.
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| 4 subjects were prosecuted for fraud and property appropriation. Photo: Hong Ngoc |
Previously, through the work of managing the area, managing subjects and grasping the situation on cyberspace, from the end of September 2021, Dien Chau District Police discovered a number of subjects residing in Ngoc Son Commune, Quynh Luu District, taking advantage of social networks to commit fraud and appropriate people's property.
Their method is to set up YouTube channels, post video clips, provide fake data about the number of lottery winners, and then claim that players will win if they play according to the numbers they provide. The subjects leave phone numbers and Zalo in the videos for interested people to text and exchange to ask for lottery numbers. When someone contacts them to ask for lottery numbers, the subjects will ask them to transfer an amount from 1 million VND to 5 million VND via bank account, then provide the numbers.
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| Seized exhibits. Photo: Hong Ngoc |
After focusing on implementing professional verification measures and collecting complete information and documents, on October 3, 2021, Dien Chau District Police presided over and coordinated with Quynh Luu District Police to simultaneously conduct searches and arrest 04 subjects Tran Van Ho, Ho The Anh, Tran Thi Hoan and Tran Duong Cong for fraud and property appropriation. The authorities seized exhibits including: 05 laptops, 01 desktop computer, 07 mobile phones, 03 microphones, sound filters, and 05 ATM cards.
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| Authorities inspect evidence seized from the residence of Ho The Anh (in black shirt). Photo: Hong Ngoc |
Initially, the investigation agency determined that from September 2021 to present, the total amount of money transferred by the victims into the bank accounts of the 4 subjects was about 600 million VND.
Of the four subjects mentioned above, Tran Duong Cong and Tran Thi Hoan are husband and wife. Currently, the case is still under investigation.
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