Old lady transferred 15 billion VND to "fake police" 32 times

On May 8, Hanoi City Police said that Ha Dong District Police (Hanoi) is verifying and investigating the case of an old woman who reported being scammed out of 15 billion VND.

According to the police, in early April, Ms. P. (68 years old, residing in Ha Dong district) received a phone call from a stranger claiming to be a police officer.

This "fake police" said her citizen ID was related to drug trafficking and money laundering.

The scammer threatened that if Ms. P. could not prove that she was not involved in this network, she would be arrested in a few days.

Out of fear, Ms. P. followed the instructions and transferred money to this person's account for verification.

According to the police, Ms. P. made 32 transfers totaling 15 billion VND. After that, realizing she had been scammed, she went to the police station to report the matter.

Ha Dong District Police said that the trick of impersonating a police agency to make phone calls to defraud and appropriate property is not a new trick, but many people are still not vigilant and fall into the trap of bad guys.

Hanoi City Police recommend that people be vigilant and inform their relatives and friends about the above tricks to avoid falling into traps.

To work with people, the police will directly send invitations, summonses or send them through local police, and absolutely do not ask people 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.