On the morning of January 24, Tay Ho District Police (Hanoi) said that on January 18, Ms. NTN (born in 1960, in Tay Ho District) received a phone call from a person claiming to be a police officer . At that time, the person claiming to be said that Ms. N. was involved in money laundering and drug trafficking.

To serve the investigation, the subject asked her to declare her assets to prove that she was not involved. Out of fear, Ms. N. transferred 4.5 billion VND to the subject's account. Afterwards, Ms. N. realized she had been scammed, so she reported it to the police.

Speaking to reporters, a leader of Tay Ho District Police said that although there have been many warnings about the trick of impersonating police agencies to defraud and appropriate property, many people still fall into the trap of these subjects.

From the above incidents, Hanoi City Police recommends that people need to be vigilant, spread the word to relatives and friends about the above tricks, and avoid falling into the traps of bad guys.

To work with citizens, the police will directly send invitations, summonses or send them through local police. They absolutely will not ask citizens to transfer money to bank accounts.

When detecting cases with signs of fraud as above, people need to immediately report to the nearest police station.

Emergency arrest of subject impersonating police to commit fraud

Emergency arrest of subject impersonating police to commit fraud

Chu Viet Thong impersonated a Ho Chi Minh City police officer to defraud by asking victims to pay money to 'run' for their detained family members to be released on bail.
Exposing the trick of impersonating provincial police leaders to scam

Exposing the trick of impersonating provincial police leaders to scam

The subjects used "junk SIMs" to call impersonating provincial police leaders and the Department of Information and Communications, threatening subscribers who had committed illegal acts.
Police go to every house to propagate against online fraud

Police go to every house to propagate against online fraud

In addition to distributing leaflets and posting them in public places, Ba Vi District Police (Hanoi) sent officers to each family to propagate the tricks of groups of scammers who appropriate property through cyberspace.