A naive woman was cheated out of money by a man pretending to be a police officer.
On August 8, the police arrested Le Thanh Hung, born in 1994, for impersonating a police officer and defrauding to appropriate property...
Previously, Thuong Xuan District Police received a report from Ms. NTH, born in 1981 (in Dong Tho Ward, Thanh Hoa City) that in 2019, a person using the social network Zalo with the account "Le Thanh Hung" and Facebook "Cau Ba Ho Le" claiming to be an officer of Thuong Xuan District Police got acquainted with Ms. H...
After accepting the friendship request, this subject gave many situations such as going to the hospital, holding a funeral for a relative... to borrow money from Ms. H with a total amount of 90 million VND.
In early 2023, due to needing money, Ms. H. texted and called Hung to ask for the money back but could not contact him. Realizing that she had been scammed, Ms. H. filed a complaint with the police. Immediately after receiving Ms. H.'s report, the Thuong Xuan District Police quickly began investigating and verifying the matter.
By August 5, 2023, Thuong Xuan District Police had identified Le Thanh Hung in Hoa An Commune, Phu Hoa District, Phu Yen Province as the owner of the Zalo account "Le Thanh Hung" and Facebook "Cau Ba Ho Le" and Hung himself was also the subject who used these social networking sites, impersonating an officer of Thuong Xuan District Police to defraud and appropriate property of Ms. H.
Based on the collected evidence, Thuong Xuan District Police coordinated with Hoa An Commune Police, Phu Hoa District Police, Phu Yen Province to conduct an emergency search of Le Thanh Hung's residence. Through the search, the police force seized: 1 pair of handcuffs, 2 helmets with police badges, police belts, shoes, socks...
Summoning Le Thanh Hung to the police station for questioning, he confessed that due to debt, he had the idea of impersonating a police officer, then using social media to approach, get to know, and flirt with gullible women, asking to borrow money, then defrauding and appropriating their property.
To commit the crime, Le Thanh Hung bought a police uniform, wore it, took pictures, and posted them on social media using his personal accounts to gain the trust of his "prey".
Currently, the Investigation Police Agency of Thuong Xuan District has detained Le Thanh Hung in an emergency to continue investigating and clarifying the act of fraud and property appropriation.
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