According to the Nam Dinh Provincial Police, taking advantage of the difficult production and business situation of the people and enterprises recently, the fraudsters have used many tricks to deceive, attract, and invite people to participate in financial investment in cyberspace, and then appropriate the money of the victims. The subjects created and used multiple virtual accounts on social networks (Facebook, Telegram…), using the information and images of many successful and reputable individuals in society to approach, get acquainted, and make friends with many people. After gaining their trust, they would use deceitful information to lure and invite people to participate in financial investments (financial funds, securities, cryptocurrencies…), and then appropriate the investment money of the victims.
On June 17, 2024, the Criminal Police Department of Nam Dinh Provincial Police investigated, initiated legal proceedings, and arrested two subjects, B.Q.V, born in 1999, residing in Liêm Hải commune, Trực Ninh district, Nam Dinh province, and L.V.T, born in 1988, residing in Tích Giang commune, Phúc Thọ district, Hanoi, for the act of “Using computer networks, telecommunications networks, and electronic devices to appropriate assets” as prescribed in Clause 4, Article 290 of the 2015 Criminal Code (amended and supplemented in 2017).
Initially, by the trick of seducing and inviting customers to participate in investing in digital currencies WTO and PAI (virtual money) on the Binance and Robinhood exchanges, the fraudsters appropriated a total amount of over VND 30 billion from the victims who participated in the investment, of which B.Q.V and L.V.T appropriated over VND 650 million. The police are expanding the investigation.
The Nam Dinh Provincial Police recommends that people need to carefully study information before participating in financial investments in cyberspace, equip themselves with necessary professional knowledge and information related to the investment field, actively compare information from many different sources, and only participate in investments with reputable exchanges.
Absolutely do not listen to and follow the words of seducing and inviting financial investment in cyberspace from objects that are only known through social networks, and do not transfer money to personal accounts of unidentified persons. When detecting or suspecting fraud in cyberspace, quickly contact the police for assistance and guidance.
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