Fraudulently appropriating more than 4.1 billion VND by online sales transaction trick

Subject Ngo Van Phuong

The Investigation Police Agency of Hai Duong Province Police has just investigated, clarified, and transferred the entire investigation file to the People's Procuracy of Hai Duong Province to propose prosecuting the accused Ngo Van Phuong (born in 2000, residing in Nhat Tien 1 village, Lien Chau commune, Yen Lac district, Vinh Phuc province) for the crime of fraud and appropriation of property.

Having no job, being lazy but wanting to have money to spend, Phuong came up with the idea of ​​defrauding and appropriating other people's money through social networks. Phuong went on Facebook to find out who wanted to buy goods such as masks, cooking oil, beer, soft drinks, etc., then he used a junk SIM card to contact them, offering to sell the above items at a price cheaper than the market price. On the other hand, Phuong continued to use Facebook to find agents selling genuine goods to place orders. To gain the trust of the real agents, Phuong transferred a deposit in advance, then made an appointment with the agent for the delivery location (the address of the people Phuong had scammed). When the victim saw the goods delivered, checked the quantity, then transferred the entire amount of money to Phuong. Immediately after receiving the money, Phuong exited Zalo, removed the junk SIM card, threw it away, and appropriated the money. After the agents delivered the goods but did not receive the money, they filed a report with the police.

According to the investigation results of the police agency, with the same method, from November 2020 to February 2022, Phuong defrauded and appropriated more than 4.1 billion VND from 9 victims in the provinces and cities of Hai Duong, Vinh Phuc, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. To date, Phuong has not compensated anyone.

Ngo Van Phuong had a previous conviction for fraud and property appropriation.

PHUONG THUY