Believing the promise of being given a contract, a director in Nghe An was scammed out of billions
(Baonghean.vn) - The Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Province has just prosecuted Tran Anh Tuan (born in 1977), residing in Hung Dung Ward, Vinh City, for fraud and property appropriation under Clause 4, Article 174 of the Penal Code.
Previously, through investigation, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Province discovered that Tuan had committed fraud and appropriated 1.1 billion VND from a victim who was the director of a construction company in Yen Thanh District.
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| Police work with Tran Anh Tuan. Photo: Hong Ngoc |
To commit the fraud, Tran Anh Tuan informed the victim that he was being assigned the entire bid package for a project worth 56 billion VND that had just won a bid in Nghe An by a company. Tuan promised to give up the entire bid package if the victim gave Tuan 18% of the total project cost. To gain trust, Tuan always showed that he had many big relationships and was capable of transferring the bid package to the victim. Because he trusted Tuan, the victim transferred 1.2 billion VND to Tuan's account.
However, in reality, Tuan did not win any bids. The money Tuan received from the victim was used for personal expenses. When the victim asked for the money back, Tuan transferred 100 million VND and then cut off all contact with the victim.
After synchronously deploying professional measures, on April 9, 2023, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Police successfully broke the case and arrested Tran Anh Tuan for the act offraud and appropriation of property.
At the investigation agency, Tuan admitted his crime.
Currently, the case is continuing to be investigated and handled in accordance with the provisions of law.
