Arrest of subject of fraud in buying and selling goods on social networks

(Baonghean.vn) - Nghe An Provincial Police have just discovered a subject with signs of committing fraud and appropriating property through the social network Facebook, with an amount of up to tens of millions of Dong.

From information from the people, on July 15, the authorities summoned Nguyen Thi Ha (born in 1991), residing in Nghi Phong, Nghi Loc, for signs of fraud and property appropriation on Facebook.

Subject Nguyen Thi Ha working at the police station. Photo: Anh Tuan.

At the investigation agency, Nguyen Thi Ha confessed that from the beginning of 2017 until now, the subject has used different Facebook accounts to conduct fraudulent buying and selling on social networks, aiming to appropriate property.

Specifically, Nguyen Thi Ha created 3 Facebook accounts to buy and sell clothes on social networks. In which, she used an account named “Thanh Ngoc” to post sales information. Ha used the other two accounts to buy goods.

When someone buys from the account “Thanh Ngoc”, Nguyen Thi Ha asks the buyer to transfer money first via bank and then send the goods. If the buyer agrees, the subject will continue to use the remaining Facebook accounts to buy goods from other people with lower value and quality, at the same time, take that person’s bank account number and transfer it to the buyer on the Facebook account “Thanh Ngoc”, asking the buyer to transfer money.

Once the buyer has transferred the money, the subject will meet directly with the seller who transacted through Facebook to buy the goods and the difference in money. The goods with lower value and lower quality than Nguyen Thi Ha will be sent back to the buyer in the account "Thanh Ngoc", the subject will keep the difference.

Some exhibits related to the case. Photo: Anh Tuan.

"Many people often come to ask to buy goods from my Facebook account, because the same clothing item, I often sell on social networks at a lower price than other places. I often use many phone numbers to contact and transact with buyers and sellers. When customers comment on the quality of goods and prices, I will block their Facebook account and cancel their phone number" - Nguyen Thi Ha confessed.

Using this trick, the subject conducted buying and selling activities with many victims in many provinces and cities across the country, with the amount of money appropriated estimated at tens of millions of Dong.

An investigator from the Criminal Police Department, Nghe An Police, said that although there are many difficulties in identifying specific victims, the police force is quickly focusing on verifying other victims, contributing to clarifying the subject's actions.

The above incident is a warning to many people who are buying and selling goods on social networking sites. Although there are many utilities, social networking users need to be alert to recognize fraudulent behavior, to avoid losing money and getting into trouble./.

Mr. Tuan

(PX15 CANADA)