Impersonating a state official to defraud and appropriate property
(Baonghean.vn) - Due to lack of money to pay debts due to business losses, Nguyen Ky Linh created for himself the cover of an intellectual with status and wide relationships in society to defraud and appropriate property.
In early December 2023, Vinh City Police (Nghe An) continuously received reports from local people about being scammed and having their money stolen by Nguyen Ky Linh (born in 1981), residing in Cam Binh commune, Cam Xuyen district, Ha Tinh.
Immediately after receiving the information, Vinh City Police quickly took action to investigate and clarify the case. Nguyen Ky Linh is a subject with many complex social relationships, sophisticated methods and tricks of operation, and frequently changes residence.
To make the victims believe, Linh informed the victims that he was an official of a State agency in Nghe An province and had many acquaintances. When the victims believed, Nguyen Ky Linh "bragged" that he could "get a job" or "get a transfer to another school" so that the victims would give him money to appropriate his property. To fight and clarify, Vinh City Policeestablish a project.
Deploying professional measures, on December 17, 2023, Vinh City Police successfully broke the case and arrested Nguyen Ky Linh for fraud and property appropriation.
According to the initial investigation of the Investigation Agency, due to lack of money to pay debts due to business losses and mounting debts, Nguyen Ky Linh came up with the idea of fraud to appropriate property. From 2022 to present, Nguyen Ky Linh has defrauded and appropriated property of 5 victims with the amount of 770 million VND.
Currently, the Vinh City Police Investigation Agency has detained Nguyen Ky Linh to investigate and clarify the act of fraud and property appropriation; at the same time, continue to investigate and expand the case.
The Vinh City Police Investigation Agency announced that anyone who is a victim of the above case should contact investigator Tran Trung Kien (Phone: 0985861777), Vinh City Police to report and coordinate the resolution.