Falling into the trap of fake bank officials offering interest-free loans.
Despite having no stable job and a prior conviction for "fraudulent appropriation of property," the suspect easily swindled money from many women with interest-free loan packages.
According to police records, around the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021, a group of individuals impersonating bank officials emerged, defrauding people by promising loans ranging from hundreds of millions to billions of dong without interest or fees, without needing to visit a bank. Upon receiving complaints from victims, the leaders of the Criminal Police Department directed relevant departments to verify the information.
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| The suspect is Le Tu Quang (also known as Nguyen Dinh Hoan). |
During the investigation, the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Public Security collected evidence to clarify the fraudulent activities of Le Tu Quang; seizing 2 mobile phones, 1 A6 notebook, 2 notarized photocopies of citizen identity cards, 2 notarized photocopies of household registration books, 1 citizen identity card, and 1 bank Visa card. Quang had a previous conviction for "Fraudulent appropriation of property". Following his old pattern, Quang continued to impersonate a bank official, targeting women and self-employed individuals in need of bank loans.
To deceive the authorities, Quang borrowed the phones of two acquaintances, PTM and N.D.H, to open bank accounts in their names; he also introduced himself as Nguyen Dinh Hoan, a professional bank officer.interest-free loansLow interest rate, no collateral required, just pay 5% of the loan value, disbursement within 15 days.
Trusting Quang, who was a bank employee, Ms. PTM asked him to borrow money for her. She also introduced him to relatives, friends, and acquaintances who needed bank loans, registering them for loan packages worth billions of dong. When the victims transferred money for credit card fees to their bank accounts, Quang used various excuses to prolong the process, providing false information such as waiting for approval, promising loans soon, etc. Afterwards, he stopped contacting them via phone and blocked them on Zalo.
At the police station, suspect Le Tu Quang confessed to defrauding many people in Hanoi and other localities nationwide, totaling over 200 million VND. The Criminal Police Department stated that the number of people defrauded by Quang is still very high, and the police are continuing their investigation to clarify the details.
The Investigation Department of the Ministry of Public Security announces that anyone who is a victim of Le Tu Quang (also known as Nguyen Dinh Hoan) should contact investigator Can Van Hung, telephone: 0968.809.288, address: Criminal Police Department, 497 Nguyen Trai Street, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi.
