Listening to a fake criminal police chief's phone call, an old woman in Hanoi lost 2.3 billion

Believing and following the man who claimed to be the head of the criminal police department, Ms. N. in Hanoi went to the bank to transfer 2.3 billion VND into the subject's account.

On January 14, Thanh Xuan District Police (Hanoi) said they were verifying and investigating the case of impersonating a police officer to defraud and appropriate property of Ms. N. in the area with the amount of 2.3 billion VND.

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Specifically, on December 17, 2024, Ms. N. (born in 1947, in Thanh Xuan district) received a phone call from a subject claiming to be the head of the criminal police department.

This person informed Ms. N. that she was involved in a drug ring. The subject asked Ms. N. to transfer money to an account provided by the subject to prove the legality of the assets and to keep the information confidential or she would be arrested.

Out of fear, on December 18, 2024, Ms. N. went to the bank to transfer 2.3 billion VND into the subject's account. Later, when she discovered that she had been scammed, Ms. N. went to the police to report.

From the above incident, Hanoi City Police recommends that people need to be vigilant, spread the word to relatives and friends about the above tricks, and avoid falling into the traps of bad guys.

To work with citizens, the police will directly send invitations and summonses or send them through local police; absolutely do not ask citizens to transfer money to bank accounts.

When detecting cases with signs of fraud as above, people need to immediately report to the nearest police agency.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/nghe-dien-thoai-truong-phong-canh-sat-hinh-su-gia-cu-ba-o-ha-noi-mat-2-3-ty-2363285.html