Upload photos of old cars being advertised for sale at cheap prices, receive deposit then… disappear!
On October 31, Dak R'lap District Police (Dak Nong) detained Tran Van Loc (born 2003), residing in Krong Bong District, Dak Lak Province, to investigate the act of "Fraudulent appropriation of property".
According to the initial investigation, Tran Van Loc used his Facebook account to join groups and associations with the aim of obtaining information and images of people who wanted to sell used cars and excavators.
Obtain information, images, download and post on personal page named "Nguyen Huu Luu", sell at very low price.
When the customer agreed to buy, the subject asked for a deposit by bank transfer. After receiving the deposit, Tran Van Loc continued to give many other reasons to gain trust, causing the customer to send more deposits and then block all communication.
From January 2024 until his arrest, this subject had defrauded and appropriated about 500 million VND from hundreds of people with amounts ranging from 1 to 50 million VND.