Young man steals hundreds of millions of dong by selling 'slightly' motorbikes
(Baonghean.vn) - A young man created a Facebook group specializing in selling used SH 150i motorbikes (without papers) at cheap prices. Using the excuse that motorbikes without papers cannot be bought and sold publicly, the subject agreed to pay in one place and deliver the motorbike to another.
In early October 2020, Thai Hoa Town Police continuously received reports from local people about being scammed and having their money appropriated by a fraudster.
Specifically, the subject posted on social networksselling motorbikesSH without papers at a cheap price, but after the victim paid in cash, the subject did not deliver the vehicle as agreed. Through verification, the authorities determined that the victims were not only in Thai Hoa but also spread across Nghia Dan, Quy Hop districts and Thanh Hoa province. A special project was established to combat this.
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| Evidence of the case. Photo: Quynh Trang |
After a period of investigation, on October 14, the Special Investigation Committee arrested the subject who caused a series of cases.Cheatis Tran Cong Anh (born 2002), residing in Nghia Yen commune, Nghia Dan district.
The subject's method was to create a Facebook group specializing in selling used SH 150i motorbikes (without papers) at cheap prices. After "luring" gullible people, the subject sent private messages to those people to arrange a place to deliver the motorbike. Using the excuse that motorbikes without papers cannot be bought and sold publicly, the subject agreed to pay in one place and deliver the motorbike to another. But after stealing the money, the subject disappeared. Using the same trick, Tran Cong Anh pocketed hundreds of millions of dong in cash.
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| Subject Tran Cong Anh. Photo: Quynh Trang |
Initially, the authorities cleared up 5 cases, with the fraud amounting to nearly 100 million VND. Temporarily confiscated 20 million VND, 3 mobile phones, and 1 motorbike.
At the investigation agency, the subject confessed that he had dropped out of school early and, due to needing money to spend, had been planning to commit fraud since the end of August 2020. Starting from September 2020, the subject implemented the plan and appropriated the assets of the "prey".
The case is currently under further investigation./.