Arrested a woman in Nghe An who took advantage of spirituality to defraud more than 7 billion VND
(Baonghean.vn) - Taking advantage of people's superstitious and gullible mentality, Tran Thi Hong Giang provided false information, asking people to transfer money to conduct rituals. By the time she was arrested, this subject had defrauded and appropriated a total of more than 7.1 billion VND.
On January 13, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Police said that the unit had just arrested Tran Thi Hong Giang (born in 1981, residing in Quynh Ba commune, Quynh Luu district, Nghe An) for the act offraud and appropriation of property.
Previously, since the beginning of 2021, Giang has been claiming that he has the ability to see and handle "negative" matters and knows many reputable "masters" who can be relied upon to set up altars and perform rituals to ward off bad luck. From there, taking advantage of people's superstitious and gullible mentality, Giang has provided false information, asking people to transfer money to conduct rituals to ward off bad luck.
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| Subject Tran Thi Hong Giang. Photo: Hong Ngoc |
After receiving information from the people, the provincial police leaders directed the Criminal Police Department to set up a special project to fight. On January 12, the Criminal Police Department broke up the project and arrested Tran Thi Hong Giang while she was hiding in Block 7, Truong Thi Ward, Vinh City.
Initial investigation, the Task Force determined: In early March 2021, Tran Thi Hong Giang proactively approached Ms. DTT residing in Vinh city, Nghe An. Giang introduced herself as having the ability to examine and handle matters related to the underworld. At first, Ms. T. did not believe it, but many times Giang made up information that Ms. T.'s family was having many problems with the underworld, which could affect the life, health, and life of the family.
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| Authorities execute arrest warrant. Photo: Hong Ngoc |
Because of confusion, fear and believing that Giang's words were true, Ms. T. asked Giang to find a way to "resolve" the situation. At first, Giang did not ask for money to be transferred for the ceremony. After that, Giang repeatedly told Ms. T. to transfer money to Giang for the ancestors to "witness" and then return it to Ms. T. right after the ceremony was over. Trusting and thinking that Giang would transfer it back after "witnessing" and that the ceremony did not cost anything, Ms. T. borrowed money from many places to transfer money to Giang.
Between March 2021 and June 2021, Giang asked Ms. T. 50 times to transfer money to many accounts provided by Giang to perform a ritual to dispel bad luck, appropriating a total amount of more than 7.1 billion VND.
Currently, the case is being further investigated. The police agency informs anyone who is a victim of Tran Thi Hong Giang to contact the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Police for coordination.