More than 300 people were scammed out of 200 billion VND when participating in a "dating" application

On October 3, Vu Duy Son, residing in Hanoi, was arrested by Dak Lak Provincial Police for his behavior.Fraudulent appropriation of property.

Previously, a man in Buon Ma Thuot City reported being scammed out of more than 1 billion VND when he accessed the link Henho.bio to be guided to find a friend of the opposite sex to confide in on the "Kỳ nữ" app. He was instructed by a person claiming to be a customer service staff to transfer money into the account to be introduced to a girlfriend. This amount will be paid interest by the company.

Believing them, he transferred one million dong, then the money was returned with a small amount of interest. Gradually, he transferred a total of more than one billion dong to them to earn higher interest, but it was misappropriated.

During the investigation, the police identified Son as a member of the above fraud ring. The young man said that around mid-October 2022, he met Minh and Hung (unknown background, living in Dubai) through social networks. Son was then hired by Minh to receive money transfers from participants in the "Dating" and "Prostitute" apps, with a salary of 12 million VND per month. All communication was through the Telegram app.

According to the investigation agency, Minh gave Son 6 mobile phones and 31 bank accounts. Every day, through the apps "Dating" and "Prostitute", members of Minh's group would entice and advise players to deposit more money to become VIP members. If customers deposit a larger amount of money and successfully log in, the company will refund the money and receive a certain amount of interest.

When Minh's group lured players to pay, they would notify Son to provide the account number, then transfer everything back to Minh. From December 2022 to present, Son has helped Minh's group defraud more than 300 people, appropriating over 200 billion VND; the suspect himself received 300 million.

The case is under further investigation.