Phu Tho: Nguyen Thi Thanh Tam defrauded more than 830 million VND by impersonating her friend who was arrested in Japan

Phu Tho Nguyen Thi Thanh Tam saw her friend being arrested by the Japanese police and immediately set up a scenario to commit fraud to get more than 830 million VND from his family.

Tam, 28 years old, residing in Ha Dong commune, Hai Phong city, has just been prosecuted by the Police Investigation Agency of Phu Tho Provincial Police on charges of fraudulent appropriation of property, according to Clause 4, Article 174 of the Penal Code.

According to the police, Tam knew a young man in Lien Minh commune, Phu Tho province, who was an illegal worker in Japan. When he learned that he was being arrested by the Japanese police and could not contact his family, Tam came up with the idea of ​​defrauding and appropriating property.

Tam used her Facebook account to contact the young man's sister to inform her that her "brother was being arrested". At the same time, Tam introduced himself as having many relationships and acquaintances in Japan and having the ability to "run a case" to help him freely return to Vietnam.

Tam also used many social network accounts on Facebook, Zalo and Gmail to create fake identities, pretending to be related parties providing and exchanging information. The purpose is to build trust and make the young man's family believe that Tam really has the ability to intervene and resolve the case in Japan.

From February 21, 2025 to April 1, 2025, the family transferred money to Tam many times, a total of 836 million VND. After receiving the money, Tam did not carry out any related procedures or activities as promised but used it all for personal purposes, according to the investigation agency.

The police advise people who have relatives arrested or have legal problems abroad to stay calm and proactively contact Vietnamese representative agencies in the host country or competent units to verify information. People absolutely do not transfer money to suspects who claim to have the ability to prosecute or handle procedures without verification.