Pretending to be a police officer to trick money transfer
Nguyen Tien Phi, 35 years old, impersonated an investigator of Hanoi City Police to trick the victim into transferring 200 million VND.
On October 30, Phi was prosecuted by the Bac Tu Liem District Police (Hanoi) to investigate the crime.Fraudulent appropriation of property.
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| Phi at the investigation agency. Photo: Provided by the police. |
According to the investigation results, on July 27, Phi called Ms. Phuong, saying that she was involved in a bank account with a balance of 130 billion VND earned from drug trafficking.
Phi then asked the victim to transfer 200 million VND to the "account of the Hanoi People's Procuracy officer" to cooperate with the investigation. To gain trust, Phi also promised to pay the entire amount the next morning. Ms. Phuong then transferred 200 million VND to an account under the name of Vu Thi Ngoc Anh. Realizing that she had been scammed, Ms. Phuong immediately went to the police to report the matter.
Authorities warn that this is not a new trick, but many people still fall for it. People who receive phone calls asking them to transfer money should be vigilant and immediately report it to local authorities.