Trusting the manager, the supermarket owner lost nearly 2 billion VND
During the 6 months, taking advantage of the supermarket owner's trust, Hanh took the account numbers of acquaintances, even "motorbike taxi drivers" to pretend to be the supplier's account, embezzling nearly 2 billion VND...
The Investigation Police Agency - Hanoi City Police has just prosecuted the case, prosecuted the accused, and issued a detention order for Le Thi Hanh (born in 1985), residing in Tay Ho commune, Tho Xuan district, Thanh Hoa province, and Vu Tien Lam (born in 1983), residing in Phuong Lien ward, Dong Da district, Hanoi, to investigate the crime of "Fraudulent appropriation of property".
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Subject Le Thi Hanh |
Investigation documents show that from May to November 2024, Le Thi Hanh was a manager at GM supermarket, located at Luong The Vinh Street, Trung Van Ward, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi.
Hanh was assigned by Mr. Q - the supermarket owner - to count debts and give the account numbers of suppliers to the supermarket for payment.
Taking advantage of Mr. Q's trust, instead of giving the account numbers of suppliers, Hanh gave the supermarket owner bank account numbers that Hanh borrowed from acquaintances, even Grab "motorbike taxi" drivers...
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Subject Vu Tien Lam |
When the money entered these accounts, Hanh transferred it to her own account to appropriate it. Preliminary statistics show that during her 6 months as a manager at GM supermarket, Hanh appropriated nearly 2 billion VND...
In addition, Hanh also "talked nonsense" to gain trust from supermarket suppliers so that they would trust her to ship goods to Hanh for sale.
When the goods arrived, Hanh sent her "lover" Vu Tien Lam, a shipper, to deliver the goods. The customer would transfer money to Vu Tien Lam's account. Lam would then transfer it to Hanh's account, but Hanh did not pay the suppliers but instead took the money.
To serve the investigation to clarify the case and ensure the rights of those involved, the Investigation Police Agency - Hanoi City Police Department requests that anyone who is a victim related to the fraudulent appropriation of property by Le Thi Hanh with the above tricks, contact Investigator Can Tuan Hiep to report.