On September 26, the Da Nang City Police initiated criminal proceedings against Le Thi Thu (48 years old, residing in Nai Hien Dong ward, Son Tra district, Da Nang) for the crime of fraud and appropriation of property.
According to the initial investigation, Thu and Ms. LTTH (47 years old, residing in Tho Quang ward, Son Tra district) are from the same hometown.
Le Thi Thu at the police station (Photo: Da Nang Police).
In December 2020, Thu claimed she needed money for a gold trading business and asked to borrow from Ms. H. To secure a large loan, Thu invited Ms. H. to Ho Chi Minh City to inspect her gold trading business, aiming to build trust. In reality, Thu knew that Ms. H. would be unable to travel given the complicated situation with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Trusting her fellow countrywoman, from June 2021 to November 2021, Ms. H. lent Thu a total of 20.4 billion VND via bank transfer, with loan terms ranging from 5 to 30 days. Each time, Thu wrote a loan agreement.
According to the agreement, Thu paid interest regularly to Ms. H. In reality, Thu did not use the borrowed money for gold trading but to pay interest on other debts or to pay interest to the victim herself.
By November 11, 2021, Thu claimed that her business had suffered losses and gone bankrupt, rendering her unable to repay the entire amount she had borrowed.
According to the Da Nang Police, Thu repaid Ms. H. over 13.8 billion VND and embezzled over 6.6 billion VND that she had borrowed.
Besides the case of Ms. H., the police have received five other complaints related to Thu's fraudulent activities. Most of the victims were relatives, fellow villagers, or colleagues of Thu's husband, who lent her between 300 million and nearly 2 billion VND.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/phap-luat/chieu-tro-cua-nu-dai-gia-lua-vay-hang-chuc-ty-dong-20240926152353441.htm
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