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On July 14, the Criminal Police Department (CSHS), Phu Tho Provincial Police, said that it had just promptly discovered a new scam using a new trick of creating a fake kidnapping situation to force the victim and their family to transfer money.
According to the case file, at about 1:30 p.m. on July 12, the Criminal Police Department, Phu Tho Provincial Police received a report from the family of Mr. H.D.T (born 1983), residing in Hoa Binh ward, Phu Tho province, that his daughter, HL (born 2008), was being kidnapped by a group of people who were studying for an excellent student exam in Vinh Phuc and were demanding ransom money.
The subjects used many phone numbers impersonating police officers to call L., saying that he was involved in a drug case and asking him to cooperate with the investigation. Afterwards, the subjects used the Zoom platform to lead L. into a meeting room named the Ministry of Public Security.
Here, the subjects staged a scene of 3 people in police uniforms working with a handcuffed person next to a package containing bags of powder and tablets, saying that these were drugs ordered by L. Next, the group of subjects asked L. to keep it a secret, not to tell anyone, and to follow all instructions or else he would be arrested and sent to prison.
At the same time, they incited L. to borrow money from friends and find ways to ask her parents for money for many reasons such as registering for courses, buying laptops, etc. Because she was too scared, L. borrowed money and transferred 10 million VND to the group.
At around 12:30 on July 12, the group continued to ask L. to transfer a larger amount of money. Taking advantage of L.'s panic and lack of knowledge, they instructed L. to book a car to Phu Ha motel in Son Tay ward, Hanoi city to create a fake kidnapping scene for ransom.
Here, L. called his parents to say that he was captured by 3 men and was being taken to Moc Bai Border Gate, Tay Ninh. He asked his parents to transfer 100 million VND to his bank account to ransom him, otherwise he would be sold to Cambodia.
During the call, L. remained in direct contact with the group of scammers, making L.'s parents believe that their daughter was in real danger, being watched by the kidnappers, so they prepared the money to transfer as requested.
Immediately after receiving the information, the Criminal Police Department, Phu Tho Provincial Police assessed this as a serious case of fraud and appropriation of property. The subject used digital technology to create a detailed scenario remotely via the internet, in order to manipulate and create psychological pressure, forcing the victim to follow all instructions to transfer money as requested by the subject.
Bằng các biện pháp nghiệp đến khoảng 15h cùng ngày, Tổ công tác phối hợp với Công an phường Sơn Tây, TP. Hà Nội đã đến đón cháu H.L đang tại một nhà nghỉ thuộc khu đô thị Phú Hà, phường Sơn Tây và bàn giao cháu cho gia đình.
