Center to support the poor in new rural development appeared in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) – Through Nghe An Newspaper hotline, a citizen in Vinh City reported: There is an organization that claims to do charity for the poor but has very suspicious activities…
According to this citizen, the organization's activities are based at Phong Toan Cooperative, Ha Huy Tap Ward, Vinh City. He said: "I see that many people from rural areas come to them. I don't know if it has anything to do with the organization "Center for supporting the poor in developing new rural areas" that has been reported on television and in the press for a long time. Nghe An Newspaper needs to investigate to warn people not to be deceived...".
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| Phong Toan Cooperative Headquarters |
Through initial verification, at the headquarters of Phong Toan Cooperative, there is an organization that the citizen has reported. According to the sign hanging on the fence, this is the "Vietnam Heart Program Consulting Point" of the Center for Supporting the Poor in New Rural Development; and according to the banner hanging in the lobby of Phong Toan Cooperative headquarters, this organization is implementing the "Vietnam Heart Program Connecting the Community".
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| The sign "Center for supporting the poor in new rural development" is hung on the fence of Phong Toan Cooperative headquarters. |
Some people living around the Phong Toan Cooperative headquarters said that this organization rented some rooms from Phong Toan Cooperative and their activities have been going on for about a month. People in this organization often promote and encourage people to join their organization by paying money (about over 1 million VND) and then receiving support (over 5 million VND) for 18 months.
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| The banner reads “Center for supporting the poor in new rural development – Vietnam Heart Program” of the organization operating at Phong Toan Cooperative. |
A vendor next to the Phong Toan Cooperative headquarters said: “Many times they told me “this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the poor” and invited me to join. But I didn’t believe it. There’s no way you can earn money without working hard. They’re just worried about the people in the countryside, who are gullible and come to them. If you want to come in and see, then come in, but don’t listen to them…”
Recently, many central and local press and television agencies have reported on the operation of a multi-level marketing scheme, with tactics of calling on the poor to "support" in order to receive "return support" from the Center for Supporting the Poor in New Rural Development; in addition, there is the illegal use of a press card by Mr. Tran Duc Trung - Chairman of the Board of Members of this center.
So, is the organization operating at Phong Toan Cooperative headquarters related to Mr. Tran Duc Trung's Center for Supporting the Poor in New Rural Development as reported by the media? What are the methods of operation of this organization? Have they been licensed by the authorities to operate or not...? Nghe An Newspaper will continue to report on these issues.
In October - November 2015, Vietnam Television and press agencies simultaneously reported that the program "Vietnam Heart" of the Center for Supporting the Poor in New Rural Development, chaired by Mr. Tran Duc Trung, was operating under the name of helping the poor escape poverty, but in reality it was a multi-level model, mobilizing money from the poor. On November 12, 2015, Mr. Truong Minh Tuan, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, signed Decision No. 1971/QD-BTTTT to revoke the press card.by Mr. Tran Duc Trung,with number IBT 00050, valid for 2011-2015, issued by the Journalist & Public Opinion newspaper of the Vietnam Journalists Association.On November 19, Director of the Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information Hoang Vinh Bao signed Decision No. 202/QD-PTTH&TTDT revoking the License to establish a general electronic information website on the Internet of the magazine Doanh nghiep va Thuong hieu with the domain name www.doanhnghiepthuonghieu.asia.vn, with Mr. Tran Duc Trung as deputy editor-in-chief. |
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