Phi Nhung's donation case for Covid-19 treatment: Can be sentenced to up to 3 years of reform?
In recent times, the fact that many artists in trouble have been taken advantage of by bad guys has made people angry. The main form of these people is to receive donations and open charity accounts without the consent of the artists' families.
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| Phi Nhung's side said that someone took advantage of the charity donations under the name of helping the singer with her medical treatment to make a profit. Photo: NSCC, CMH. |
Many famous people have their reputations exploited when they are in trouble.
After posting information on social networks to fabricate information about the private lives and health of artists when they are in trouble, recently there has been a rise in the number of individuals taking advantage of sick or deceased stars to raise charity donations.
The most recent case is the singerPhi NhungA Facebook account named Nguyen Ngoc Chau arbitrarily called for donations to support the female singer in treating Covid-19 for the purpose of profiteering.
As soon as the incident was discovered, the singer's family spoke up to clarify: "Someone took advantage of singer Phi Nhung's name to make a profit, not to donate to help her. Currently, as far as we know, Facebook Nguyen Ngoc Chau used to be singer Ngoc Chau's personal account. However, this account has now been hijacked by a scammer to post information calling for donations for singer Phi Nhung."
Accordingly, this person's purpose was to target Phi Nhung's fans to call on anyone with money to support, along with an account number and a strange name.
To gain the trust of fans, this person faked the image of transferring the money that people donated to the account of singer Phi Nhung's manager. However, Phi Nhung's side affirmed that all of this was false and the singer had not called for any donations since being hospitalized.
Before Phi Nhung, many Vietnamese artists also became victims of tricks to exploit their names to gain charity money. A typical case is the case of artist Chi Tai not long ago that also caused public outrage.
Specifically, a person impersonated singer Phuong Loan - the late artist's wife.Chi Taito raise money for charity to bring the late artist's body back to the US.
Singer Phuong Loan then asked artist Viet Huong to correct the information. The family said that this was a scam and advised everyone to be careful.
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| The family of the late artist Chi Tai once corrected the story of being taken advantage of by scammers to collect charity donations. Photo: GDCC |
Recently, when artist Duc Long passed away, some people on social networks also called for donations to support the funeral of the late artist.
This incident caused actress Cao Thai Ha - a close friend of the late actor, on behalf of Duc Long's mother, to say that the family did not call for donations and did not know who the people who came forward to collect donations were. The family also hoped that these people would stop such unclear behavior.
The story of taking advantage of artists in trouble has also happened to artists such as Le Binh, Mai Phuong, Nhat Dung... The forms of those who take advantage are similar, such as publicizing account numbers, impersonating family to donate to charity. However, after the truth was exposed, they quickly deleted the post and locked their personal pages, making many people angry.
It is necessary to strictly handle acts of impersonating charity donations.
Up to now, the story of artists being exploited to advertise fake drugs, having their images edited on social networks to attract views, and even spreading false news to attract public opinion has forced many artists to speak up to clarify.
However, the issue of artists being impersonated by bad guys to call for charity donations is becoming a hot topic that attracts public attention. Because, this incident not only damages the artists' reputation but is also a serious violation that deserves condemnation.
According to Dr. Tung Lam, a cultural expert: "The act of exploiting the names of artists in trouble for personal gain is wrong, violates ethical standards in society, and especially if it continues, it will become a bad problem, causing people to use social networks as a tool to make money regardless."
Meanwhile, lawyer Hoang Ha - District 1 Law Office - Ho Chi Minh City analyzed the act of impersonating artists' relatives to collect charity donations for profit is considered to constitute a group of fraud and property appropriation. Therefore, depending on the level of violation, there will be measures to handle and deter.
Specifically, according to Lawyer Ha, based on Article 174 of the 2015 Penal Code, amended and supplemented in 2017, those who take advantage of property appropriation from 2 million VND to under 50 million VND or under 2 million VND will be subject to non-custodial reform for up to 3 years or imprisonment from 6 months to 3 years in case they have been previously punished for property appropriation. Or their behavior negatively affects security, order, and social safety...
In addition, with a penalty of 2 to 7 years, these violators are sophisticated, professional and organized. The amount of money embezzled is high, from 50 to 200 million VND...
In particular, in cases of appropriating property worth from 200 million VND to 500 million VND, the penalty is from 7 to 15 years in prison. The offender is sentenced from 12 to 20 years or life in prison when appropriating property worth 500 million VND or more...
Lawyer Ha added that in addition to facing prison sentences, violators will also be fined from VND10,000,000 to VND100,000,000, depending on the case.
