"Businessman" cheated a woman out of 1.7 billion VND

(NLDO) - Using the cover of a businessman with conditions to approach and gain the trust of victims, Tan defrauded many women in many provinces and cities of huge sums of money.

On January 4, news from the Quang Ninh Provincial Police said that the Criminal Police Department of the Provincial Police had just arrested Pham An Tan (born in 1991, residing in Village 2, Cam Son Commune, Cam Giang District, Hai Duong Province), a subject impersonating a businessman, claiming to be working at a Government agency to defraud the feelings of many women and appropriate property.

Previously, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa (name changed, residing in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province) reported being scammed out of 1.7 billion VND.

Accordingly, around the end of 2023, through the social networks "Tinder" and "Zalo", Ms. Hoa met an account named "SUN". During the conversation, the person introduced himself as Duong, a businessman, currently working at a government agency.

After a period of talking, Ms. Hoa developed feelings for Duong. Once he had gained Ms. Hoa's trust, Duong used many reasons to ask her to transfer money to him. After that, Ms. Hoa transferred money to Duong many times with a total amount of about 1.7 billion VND. When the subject blocked her from contacting him, Ms. Hoa went to the Criminal Police Department, Quang Ninh Provincial Police to report.

Because the subject uses social networks anonymously, it is difficult to determine the subject's background information as well as his residence. From the information provided by the victim, combined with the synchronous implementation of professional and technical measures, after many months, detectives and investigators of the Criminal Police Department have determined Duong's background and permanent residence.

However, this subject was not present at his residence, frequently changed residence, and moved from North to South, making the investigation and tracing of the subject very difficult.

Concentrating forces to track down the subject, on December 30, 2024, the Criminal Police Department arrested the subject at an apartment building in Long Bien district, Hanoi.

At the investigation agency, Duong stated his real name was Pham An Tan (born in 1991, residing in village 2, Cam Son commune, Cam Giang district, Hai Duong province). During the process of getting to know Ms. Hoa, due to lack of money for personal expenses, Tan created a cover as a well-off businessman to approach, gain her trust and appropriate 1.7 billion VND from her.

In addition, Tan confessed that with the same method and tricks, he also defrauded many other women in many provinces and cities and appropriated a huge amount of money.

Currently, the Criminal Police Department, Quang Ninh Provincial Police are continuing to investigate and expand the case.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/doanh-nhan-lua-tinh-lua-17-ti-dong-cua-nguoi-phu-nu-196250104141636507.htm