On June 24th, the An Giang Provincial Police Investigation Agency announced that they have issued a search decision for Tran Minh Hung (born 1989, residing in Long Kien, Cho Moi District, An Giang Province) to verify and investigate a fraud allegation involving the embezzlement of over VND 3.6 billion from local residents in Cho Moi District.
Tran Minh Hung, a bank credit officer, often helped customers with loan refinancing procedures. However, when the loans matured, many customers couldn’t repay, so they borrowed money from Hung. Hung, in turn, borrowed from multiple individuals to lend to these customers, profiting from the interest.
From January 2024 until February 5th, 2024, Hung borrowed substantial sums, ranging from VND 100 million to over VND 1 billion, from relatives and friends, claiming he needed the funds to assist others in loan refinancing. He promised to repay the principal and interest by the end of January 2024.
Between mid-January and February 5th, 2024, Hung contacted Nguyen Phuoc Tr., borrowing VND 550 million, Le Thi T., borrowing VND 1.79 billion, and Tran Minh T., borrowing VND 1.3 billion. He justified these loans as being necessary to help others with bank loan refinancing and promised to repay the debts within one to seven days of receiving the funds. The borrowed money was transferred to bank accounts held by Hung.
When the repayment deadline arrived, none of the three lenders could reach Hung. They visited his house only to find that he had left without a trace. Consequently, they filed a complaint with the An Giang Provincial Police Investigation Agency, accusing Hung of fraud and embezzlement.
The An Giang Provincial Police Investigation Agency is seeking cooperation from relevant agencies and units to verify and locate Tran Minh Hung. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to contact the agency immediately.
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