Nghe An police are looking for victims in the case of a father whose child is studying abroad who swindled and appropriated more than 1.8 billion VND.
(Baonghean.vn) - Using the guise of applying for study abroad or travel abroad, Nguyen Vinh Ky defrauded and appropriated the property of 5 people for a total of more than 1.8 billion VND.

Taking advantage of having a child studying abroad, a father defrauded and appropriated more than 1.8 billion VND
(Baonghean.vn) - Taking advantage of having children studying abroad in Canada, the US, and Japan, Ky deceived 6 victims with the promise of being able to take care of the procedures for studying abroad and then embezzled more than 1.8 billion VND.
The Investigation Police Agency of Nghe An Province has just issued Official Dispatch No. 1038/CV-PC02 (D4) dated October 14, 2019 regarding the announcement to find the victim in the criminal case: Nguyen Vinh Ky (born in 1952); Registered permanent residence: Xuan Khoa block, Nam Dan town, Nam Dan district, Nghe An province, accused of the crime of "Fraudulent appropriation of property" occurring in Nghe An province.
The investigation determined: Around July 2018, because he did not have a stable job and his family borrowed money from the bank and could not pay, Nguyen Vinh Ky had the idea of Fraudulently appropriating property with the following tricks:
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Subject Nguyen Vinh Ky. Photo: document. |
Although Nguyen Vinh Ky had no official position, Ky lied to everyone that he could complete the procedures to study and travel abroad. Nguyen Vinh Ky used the pretext that he had 4 children studying abroad; he also took advantage of Ky having a 10-year Canadian tourist visa; Ky went online to learn about the procedures for applying for a tourist visa or studying abroad to advise those in need. Then, Ky asked for money to be transferred to him and then appropriated that money for personal use and debt repayment.
With the above trick, Nguyen Vinh Ky defrauded and appropriated the property of 5 people with a total amount of more than 1.8 billion VND.
On August 22, 2019, the Investigation Police Agency of Nghe An Province issued a Decision to prosecute the criminal case and a Decision to prosecute the accused Nguyen Vinh Ky for the crime of "Fraudulent appropriation of property". Currently, the accused Nguyen Vinh Ky is being detained at the Detention Center of Nghe An Province Police.
The Investigation Police Agency of Nghe An Province Police announces: Anyone who has been defrauded by Nguyen Vinh Ky and appropriated property under the guise of studying or traveling abroad as above should go directly to the Investigation Police Agency, Nghe An Province Police (address: Le-Nin Avenue, Hamlet 08, Nghi Phu Commune, Vinh City, Nghe An Province) to work.
Contact directly with comrade Tran Hoa Ky, Captain of Team 4, Criminal Police Department, Nghe An Provincial Police, phone number 0915.128.448.