Mr Pips heads the biggest ring in the field of online financial fraud.
In the case of transnational property fraud committed by Pho Duc Nam (Mr. Pips, 30 years old, residing in Ba Ria - Vung Tau) and Le Khac Ngo (Mr. Hunter, 34 years old, residing in Hanoi), the police have so far identified 2,661 victims who deposited money for the first time with a total amount of about 50 million USD.
The investigation agency has just received reports from 18 victims with a total amount of money embezzled of more than 28 billion VND. Currently, there are many other victims who have not reported, the investigation agency has not yet determined the information and amount of money embezzled by the victims.
During the process of verifying the victims, the investigation agency encountered many difficulties because the victims thought that this was a licensed, legitimate stock exchange site, and that the loss of money was due to luck, so many victims did not report it. Even when contacted by the police, the victims did not cooperate and refused to provide information about the scammers.
Cau Giay District Police inspect the car seized in the Mr Pips fraud case.
It was not until the case was widely reported that the victims called the investigation agency to report it. According to an officer of the Cau Giay District Police (Hanoi), there were days when investigators received up to 100 calls from victims.
According to the police, among the victims of this fraud ring, there is often the mindset that this is a win-lose investment, so when reporting, they will be prosecuted for gambling, so they do not report. However, for cases of fraud, the authorities will collect information as a basis for returning money to the victims.
In addition to the difficulty in identifying the victim, the police also encountered difficulties in solving the case.
Lieutenant Tran Cong Hau, Criminal Police Team of Cau Giay District Police, said that first of all, we must approach and conduct reconnaissance to understand and determine the organizational structure and role of each member in the gang. Because this is a special criminal gang, it is managed, has a tight personnel structure, and is hierarchical with a scale of criminal activities nationwide and abroad.
Supercars seized in Mr Pips fraud case.
The leaders set up branch offices in central areas, with security guards, building security monitoring, cameras installed and guards at the door to keep watch and respond when discovered by authorities.
The leaders and operators operate entirely online, through highly secure messaging applications, which can easily erase traces and remain anonymous when committing crimes. In addition, the subjects are often not in Vietnam, so the investigation process must be extremely skillful, secretive and sensitive, without revealing information...
The subjects are employees in large offices, always highly vigilant with all external contacts and in closed environments, not in contact with anyone, criminal activities are entirely on cyberspace, via phone... so it is difficult to identify the subjects, detect the behavior, methods of operation, and roles of each subject in the offices.
The methods of criminal activities of the subjects are sophisticated and new, hidden under the names of "ghost" companies operating in the field of securities investment brokerage. The subjects operate as legitimate companies in offices, making it difficult to detect crimes and the crimes of the group of subjects.
Regarding the case of financial investment fraud on the internet led by Pho Duc Nam - Mr Pips and Le Khac Ngo - Mr Hunter, the Investigation Agency of Hanoi City Police requested those involved in the criminal acts of the trading floors and the fraudsters who appropriated assets to surrender to enjoy leniency under the law.
Hanoi City Police also requested that victims of fraud on websites, trading floors... report to the Criminal Police Department of the Police of provinces and cities nationwide for guidance on how to handle the situation.
Or victims can contact the Criminal Police Department of Hanoi City Police at 90 Nguyen Du, Nguyen Du Ward, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi. Hotline 0886882338, or investigator Bui Quang Tung, phone 0989651412.
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