"Businessman" scams woman out of 1.7 billion VND in a romantic relationship.

(NLĐO) - By creating a facade of being a wealthy businessman to approach and gain the trust of victims, Tan defrauded many women in various provinces and cities of very large sums of money.

On January 4th, the Quang Ninh Provincial Police announced that the Criminal Police Department of the province had arrested Pham An Tan (born in 1991, residing in Hamlet 2, Cam Son Commune, Cam Giang District, Hai Duong Province), who impersonated a businessman, claiming to be currently working at a government agency to deceive many women emotionally and steal their property.

Pham An Tan when he was arrested by the police.

Previously, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa (name changed, residing in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh province) reported being scammed out of 1.7 billion VND.

Accordingly, around the end of 2023, through social media platforms "Tinder" and "Zalo," Ms. Hoa met an account named "SUN." During their conversations, the person introduced himself as Duong, a businessman currently working at a government agency.

After some time chatting, Ms. Hoa developed feelings for Duong. Once he had gained Ms. Hoa's trust, Duong used various excuses to ask her to transfer money to him. Subsequently, Ms. Hoa transferred money to Duong several times, totaling approximately 1.7 billion VND. When the suspect blocked all contact, Ms. Hoa reported the incident to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Quang Ninh Provincial Police.

Because the suspect used social media anonymously, identifying his background and whereabouts proved very difficult. Based on information provided by the victim, combined with the coordinated implementation of various investigative and technical measures, after several months, detectives and investigators from the Criminal Police Department were able to identify Duong's identity, background, and permanent residence.

However, this individual was not present at their registered residence, frequently changing their address and moving from North to South, making the investigation and tracking of the suspect extremely difficult.

Focusing their efforts on tracking down the suspect, on December 30, 2024, the Criminal Police Department arrested the suspect at an apartment building in Long Bien District, Hanoi.

During the investigation, Duong confessed his real name was Pham An Tan (born in 1991, residing in Hamlet 2, Cam Son Commune, Cam Giang District, Hai Duong Province). He admitted that during his acquaintance with Ms. Hoa, due to a lack of personal funds, Tan created a facade of being a wealthy businessman to gain her trust and swindle her out of 1.7 billion VND.

Furthermore, Tan confessed that using the same methods and tactics, he had also defrauded many other women in various provinces and cities, appropriating a very large sum of money.

Currently, the Criminal Investigation Department of the Quang Ninh Provincial Police is continuing to investigate and expand the case.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/doanh-nhan-lua-tinh-lua-17-ti-dong-cua-nguoi-phu-nu-196250104141636507.htm