Borrowing sports to commit sophisticated fraud

The group gathered more than 200 members, often sharing pictures of playing sports , practicing, and socializing. One day, Ms. H unexpectedly received a private message from a man who called himself Nguyen Van K, 45 years old, "market development manager" of a large telecommunications technology corporation. Subject K said that he was also playing pickleball, but this sport was just a bridge, the main goal was to find like-minded financial investors, and at the same time sent Ms. H videos talking about technology investment trends, especially an online financial game promoted as a new generation investment platform. According to subject K, you just need to deposit money and bet on each match, similar to sports betting but completely legal. All transactions are protected by an international system. At first, Ms. H was wary and did not believe it, but the subject patiently texted every day, shared his experiences, sent screenshots of his personal account with a balance of several billion VND, even sent photos of him signing a contract in a luxurious space, with a sophisticated appearance... making Ms. H gradually trust him. After a few days of hesitation, Ms. H decided to try transferring 20 million VND to experience it. After only one day, the account reported a profit of 2 million VND. She withdrew this amount of money immediately after.

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In the following days, K did not rush but only shared more knowledge, occasionally boasting that he had earned a large amount of money. When he saw that Ms. H was still hesitant, he added her to a closed group reserved for those who were investing. In the group, there were dozens of people interacting enthusiastically, everyone talking about success. Some boasted about closing profits, some recorded videos of placing orders, some even sent voice chats... making Ms. H completely convinced. She transferred another 50, 100, and then 200 million VND... Within a month, the amount of money she "invested" was up to 3 billion VND. Each time she added more money, her account reported a regular profit, until the balance reached more than 6 billion VND, she decided to withdraw money, but suddenly, the system reported a violation of transaction rules, requiring her to deposit an additional 500 million VND to unlock the account. Worried, she contacted K, he advised her to stay calm because he had also experienced the same thing. However, a few days later, Ms. H could not contact K and could not withdraw money.

Knowing that she had been scammed, Ms. H went to the Quang Ninh Provincial Police to report. Through the images and contracts that Ms. H provided, the police officers said that they were all sophisticatedly edited images using technology. Ms. H's story is a lesson for those who want to make money online but are subjective and lose vigilance.

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