Falling into the trap of fake bank officials opening interest-free loan packages

According to documents from the police agency, around the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021, a subject impersonating a bank officer emerged, defrauding people with the trick of not having to go to the bank but still being able to borrow amounts from several hundred million to billions of dong, with no interest and low fees. As soon as receiving the denunciations from the victims, the leaders of the Criminal Police Department directed the professional departments to verify the information.

Defendant Le Tu Quang (also known as Nguyen Dinh Hoan).

During the investigation, the Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Agency collected evidence to clarify Le Tu Quang's fraudulent behavior; confiscated 2 mobile phones, 1 A6 notebook, 2 notarized copies of citizen identification cards, 2 notarized copies of household registration books, 1 citizen identification card, 1 bank visa card. Quang had a previous conviction for "fraudulent appropriation of property". "Old habits die hard", Quang continued to impersonate a bank officer to target "prey" who were women, freelancers, and in need of bank loans.

To deceive the authorities, Quang borrowed the phones of two acquaintances PTM and N.D.H to open a bank account under the names of these two people; at the same time, he introduced himself as Nguyen Dinh Hoan, a professional bank officer.interest free loaninterest rate, no mortgage required, only need to pay 5% of loan package value, disbursement time within 15 days.

Because she trusted Quang as a bank officer, Ms. PTM asked Quang to borrow money, and also introduced her to relatives, friends, and acquaintances who needed to borrow money from the bank, registering for loan packages with amounts up to billions of dong. When the victims transferred the credit card fee to their bank accounts, Quang used many excuses to prolong the time, giving many false information such as waiting for approval, about to get a loan... Then, he removed her phone number, blocked her Zalo...

At the police station, Le Tu Quang confessed that he had defrauded and appropriated property from many people in Hanoi and other localities across the country, with a total amount of more than 200 million VND. The Criminal Police Department said that there were still many people defrauded by Quang, and the police are continuing to investigate.

The Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Agency announced that anyone who is a victim of Le Tu Quang (also known as Nguyen Dinh Hoan) should contact investigator Can Van Hung, phone: 0968.809.288, address: Criminal Police Department, 497 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi.