The police agency of Dong Nai Province has arrested six people and is investigating acts of swindling to appropriate property.

Among them are three Vietnamese women from the southern provinces of An Giang, Soc Trang, Binh Duong, and three foreigners, including Daillo Micheal, 29, Giunea nationality, and Samuel, 28, and Emeka, 29, both Nigerian nationality.

The six people involves in the case. - Photo: T.D

According to the police’s investigation, in mid-2020, a 52-year-old woman named K in Bien Hoa City of Dong Nai Province via social network app Zalo made friends with an American man named M. Anderson. After a period of time chatting with each other, Anderson told the woman that he had earned a large sum of money after his military service time in Afghanistan and wished to present the money to Mrs. K.

He said that to receive the money, K had to pay fees and taxes via airline employees. After that, some people contacted K, claiming they were airline employees and asked her to pay fees.

Within a few days, K transferred nearly VND2.9 billion (about $140,000) to the banking accounts of these people. After a long period, K did not receive the gift and realized that she had been deceived. She reported the case to the police.

In August 2020, Mrs. H, also from Bien Hoa City, was also deceived with the same tricks by people who claimed they were British and American citizens. This woman sent nearly VND1.6 billion (about $80,000) to these swindlers.

Among the victims, Mrs. L from Bien Hoa City transferred up to over VND13 billion ($600,000) to the swindlers.

In this case, which occurred in April 2020, some foreigners made friends via Facebook with Mrs. L. They told the woman that they were implementing projects in other countries and needed capital. They promised to pay high interest to the woman. After transferring VND13 billion, the victim realized that she had been cheated.

After launching an investigation, the police arrested a woman named Nguyen Thi Huong, from Binh Duong Province, and then arrested five others.

According to the police, this scam was operated by some people overseas. Its targets are middle-age or older women living alone.

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