Overseas Vietnamese woman who admires Thich Minh Tue was scammed out of 250 million VND
Taking advantage of Ms. H.'s admiration for Mr. Thich Minh Tue, Le Thi Hong Vui (Nghe An) repeatedly asked Ms. H. to transfer money to take care of Mr. Tue and his family, but in reality it was a fraud to appropriate property.
The Investigation Security Department of Gia Lai Province Police has just arrested Le Thi Hong Vui (born in 1987, residing in Hung Thinh Commune, Hung Nguyen District, Nghe An Province) and extradited her to Gia Lai to serve the investigation into the act of taking advantage of the influence of Mr. Le Anh Tu (commonly known as Thich Minh Tue) to defraud and appropriate property.
According to initial information, around May 2024, while Mr. Thich Minh Tue was walking for alms from the North to the South, because of admiration, Ms. H. (born in 1970, living in Australia) flew from Australia to Vietnam to pay respects and meet Mr. Tue in Quang Tri province.
After that, Ms. H. joined the group on a three-day alms round and then returned to Australia to live. During Ms. H.'s time in Vietnam, Le Thi Hong Vui got to know Ms. H.
When returning to Australia, through the Zalo application, Ms. H. often asked Vui about Mr. Tue's health and practice.
Knowing Ms. H.'s special admiration for Mr. Tue, from June 10 to early July 2024, Vui texted and called Ms. H. many times saying that he needed money to buy clothes, personal items, examine and treat Mr. Tue, repair the house, and buy items for Mr. Tue's parents.
Trusting Vui, Ms. H. transferred money to Vui a total of 9 times, totaling more than 250 million VND.
Then, suspecting that Vui was taking advantage of her, on July 12, Ms. H. returned from Australia to Vietnam to meet Vui to clarify the matter, but this subject blocked all contact with her.
When Ms. H. went to see Mr. Tue and his family in Gia Lai, she learned that Vui had defrauded her of her money. Ms. H. reported the incident to the authorities.
Upon receiving the report, the Investigation Security Department of Gia Lai Provincial Police quickly verified and sent a working group to Nghe An, however Vui had fled his residence.
After 7 days of searching, at 3:30 p.m. on July 22, Gia Lai Provincial Police arrested Le Thi Hong Vui while she was withdrawing money at a bank in Vinh City.
At the police station, Vui confessed to all his crimes. According to the report, Vui initially only wanted to ask Ms. H. to transfer a small amount of money, but seeing that she did not suspect anything, he took advantage of her and asked her to transfer the money many times. Vui used this money for personal expenses.
Gia Lai Provincial Police are investigating the case and clarifying the related subjects for handling according to the provisions of law.
