Stealing money from girlfriend's mother on first date
Tran Quoc Thai claimed to be a police officer when he flirted with a female worker and stole money while being invited to her house.
On February 19, Thuong Xuan District Police, Thanh Hoa prosecuted and detained Thai (29 years old, residing in Hoc Mon District, Ho Chi Minh City) for the crime oftheftand fraud and appropriation of property.
Police said Thai did not have a stable job. Several months ago, through social media, he met Ms. Nguyen, from Thuong Xuan district, who was working as a worker in Binh Duong province.
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| Police take statement from suspect Tran Quoc Thai. Photo: Lam Son. |
When meeting his girlfriend, Thai wore a police uniform and introduced himself as working at the Economic Police Department (Ministry of Public Security). In early February, Ms. Nguyen took Thai to her hometown to meet her parents. There, taking advantage of the time when his girlfriend's family was away, the young man rummaged through and stole 35 million VND from his girlfriend's mother, hid it in a rice bin, and then took a bus to Thanh Hoa City to have fun.
When Ms. Nguyen's family called, Thai said he borrowed the money to take care of some work and would pay back double. On February 6, Thai bought two rings and a fake gold necklace for Ms. Nguyen's mother and then asked to borrow another 200 million VND to take care of the work. He promised that after finishing the work, he would buy a car and rebuild a 4 billion VND house for Ms. Nguyen's family.
Suspecting that Thai was a fraudster, the family reported it to the police. The police then detained Thai. Searching the suspect's residence, the police seized many uniforms, military ranks, and many related documents.
Police accused Thai of using the same tricks to successfully carry out many fraud cases across the country.
In 2013, Thai was sentenced to 6 and a half years in prison by the People's Court of Ea H'Leo district, Dak Lak province for the crime ofFraudulent appropriation of property.
