
The group of suspects used Huan Hoa Hong's image to create Facebook loan advertisements and fake bank links to collect fees and launder money.
Da Nang City Police temporarily detained 5 suspects and considered handling 3 others in an inter-provincial fraud ring that used Huan Hoa Hong's image to impersonate a money-lending bank, appropriating more than 4 billion VND.
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The Criminal Police Department of Da Nang City Police discovered an inter-provincial fraud ring and set up a special case to fight it.
Da Nang The group of suspects used Huan Hoa Hong's image to create a Facebook loan advertisement, fake bank links to collect fees, and was accused of appropriating more than 4 billion VND.
On September 5, Da Nang City Police temporarily detained criminals Vu Duc Phong (29 years old), Nguyen Ha Hien (28 years old), Nguyen Khac Doan (21 years old), Nguyen Huu Son (30 years old) and Hoang Van Tien (29 years old, residing in Hanoi) to investigate the acts of Fraudulent appropriation of property, Money laundering and Organizing illegal use of narcotics.
Three other people, including Nguyen Manh Quang (32 years old), Tran Thi Dieu Linh (17 years old) and Pham Van Hiep (30 years old), are being considered for fraud and illegal use of drugs.
Previously, the Criminal Police Department of Da Nang City Police discovered an inter-provincial fraud ring operated by Hien and his accomplices, so they set up a special investigation project. These people divided their operating areas in Hanoi, used Telegram to operate, regularly erased traces and changed their residence.
After a period of monitoring, three working groups coordinated with Thanh Liet and Phu Luong ward police, Hanoi, to simultaneously search many locations and arrest 8 people.
According to the investigation results, Phong bought a phone with a junk SIM, created a Telegram group named "agency", and directed Hien and Doan to create Facebook pages "Huan Linh Group". The accounts use Huan Hoa Hong's images and videos to advertise loan services, and pretend to be affiliated with Techcombank to create trust.
When the person in need of a loan submits personal information and citizen identification, the suspects announce that the application is eligible, asking for a 1-2% "application fee" to be paid in advance.
Then, they sent a fake image of a successful transaction, using the excuse that the customer "wrongly recorded the transfer content" to request an additional 10% "tax". The victim continues to follow until he discovers that he has been tricked and is blocked from contact.
Phong transferred the appropriated money to Son for money laundering, paying 4% of each transaction. Son circulated through many bank accounts and then hired Tien to withdraw cash and hand it over.
From June 11 to 14, this ring was accused of appropriating nearly 54 million VND from a 62-year-old woman, residing in Thang Binh commune, Da Nang city.
Initial extracted electronic data showed that hundreds of people across the country had been appropriated a total of more than 4 billion VND.
When searching Son's residence, the police discovered acts of organizing and illegally using drugs. Son, Linh and Hiep tested positive for drugs.
Police confiscated 45 phones, 12 bank cards, a laptop, Ford Raptor car, BMW S1000RR motorbike, 60 million VND in cash and many related documents.
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