Female monster impersonates lawyer, defrauds nearly 7 billion VND
Without a stable job, Tran Thi Thuy always bragged that she was a lawyer, had a wide network of acquaintances, was able to fix cases, fix land certificates, and send people to work abroad. Using the above tricks, in just 6 months, Thuy defrauded 29 victims in many provinces and cities, appropriating nearly 6.9 billion VND.
On April 22, Nghe An Provincial People's Court continued to open the first instance trial of defendant Tran Thi Thuy (40 years old, from Ha Tinh, residing in Dong Thach commune, Hoc Mon district, Ho Chi Minh City) for the crime of "Fraudulent appropriation of property”.
The indictment shows that Tran Thi Thuy is not a lawyer but took advantage of the anxiety and lack of knowledge of some people to cheat and "run bail" for a number of people arrested for gambling.
Thuy stated that the cost of bail was 250 million VND and “no criminal prosecution” was 270 million VND. Believing in Thuy’s promises, many people contacted her for help in running a case, running a bail, and were scammed by her, and had large sums of money taken.
In addition to the above fraud, Thuy also said that she was capable of "running red books", sending people to work abroad and issuing international driving licenses to deceive many people.
After receiving the money from the victims, Tran Thi Thuy used it all for personal expenses without fulfilling her promised commitments.
The investigation agency determined that from October 2023 to March 2024, Tran Thi Thuy had repeatedly defrauded and appropriated money from 29 victims living in Nghe An, Ha Tinh, and Ho Chi Minh City, totaling nearly 6.9 billion VND.
At the witness stand, the defendant admitted to the crime as charged in the indictment. Thuy admitted that she was not a lawyer but because she wanted money to spend, she came up with tricks to defraud the victims.
Attending the court, the victims asked the defendant to return the money to them. The defendant apologized to the victims and asked the court to consider reducing the sentence.
Considering the defendant’s actions as violating the law and dangerous to society, the panel sentenced defendant Tran Thi Thuy to 20 years in prison for fraud and appropriation of property. Regarding the civil part, the court ordered the defendant to return the money to the victims.
