Fake female lawyer scams people out of billions of dong by promising to "fix" legal cases.
Tran Thi Thuy claimed to be a lawyer with close ties to government officials to deceive people into believing she could "fix" legal cases. Thuy also boasted about being able to "arrange land ownership certificates" and arrange overseas employment for people, thereby defrauding over 6.8 billion VND.
The People's Court of Nghe An province recently held a first-instance trial for defendant Tran Thi Thuy (40 years old, from Ha Tinh province, residing in Dong Thach commune, Hoc Mon district, Ho Chi Minh City) on the charge of "Fraudulent appropriation of property".
According to the case file, Tran Thi Thuy is not a lawyer, but she exploited the anxiety and lack of understanding of some people to deceive them by promising to "fix" cases and "secure bail" for individuals arrested for gambling offenses.
Thủy quoted a fee of 250 million VND for bail and 270 million VND for "avoiding criminal prosecution." Believing her, many people contacted Thủy for help.to evade prosecution,While out on bail, he was scammed and defrauded of a large sum of money by this individual.
Furthermore, despite having no authority or function in sending people to work abroad, and lacking the ability to process applications for new or renewed land use right certificates or international driver's licenses from competent authorities, Thuy used fraudulent tactics, promising to help many people obtain land ownership certificates, arrange overseas employment, and exchange international driver's licenses.
After receiving money from the victims, Thuy did not fulfill her promises but instead spent it all on personal expenses.
Investigators determined that from October 2023 to March 2024, Tran Thi Thuy defrauded and misappropriated a total of over 6.8 billion VND from numerous victims in Nghe An, Ha Tinh, and Ho Chi Minh City. The victim who was defrauded the most lost nearly 800 million VND.
At the trial, the defendant admitted to the crimes as charged in the indictment. The defendant stated that he had used all the money obtained through fraud for personal expenses. The victims present in court demanded that the defendant return the money to them.
After the trial proceedings, the panel of judges decided to adjourn for deliberation.
