Believing in the love of a Western man she met online, the girl lost 12 million VND.
(Baonghean.vn) - After nearly a month of making friends online and exchanging love via text messages, the "online lover" expressed his intention to send the girl a gift. To receive a "huge" gift, it would cost 12 million VND in shipping fees.
The incident took place on the afternoon of June 21, at Agribank Que Phong, the victim, VTH, residing in Na Cay village, Tien Phong commune, Que Phong district, transferred 12 million VND to a group of scammers with a beneficiary account named Le Van Thanh, account number 1018913492, SAB Bank, Ho Chi Minh City.
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| Scam messages sent to victims over online acquaintances. Photo: Van Thanh |
1 month agomake friends online, using the method of taking a handsome Western guy's profile picture, having a stable job, saying sweet words, and then sending gifts and money, but to receive the gift, the victim must pay a customs declaration fee to receive the goods, the first timescam grouprequired to pay a fee of 12 million VND. Because of trust, Ms. VT .H borrowed money from relatives and paid it into an account under the name of Le Van Thanh.
The same afternoon, the scammers continued to ask for an additional 105 million VND to receive the goods, the reason being that the package contained a lot of cash so the fee was high.
Because the victim had no money, he went to the bank to borrow money to transfer. Seeing signs of fraud and property appropriation, the bank urged the victim to report to the police for investigation and handling./.
