Buying branded bags, VIP customers unexpectedly encounter super scams

According to the police agency, on June 1, the police of Lieu Giai ward received a report from Ms. HKAC (SN 1986) about the afternoon of May 31, while sitting at a cafe on Van Cao Street, she went online. social Facebook view and order designer handbags.

Ms. C. went to Meelle’s Facebook page to ask to buy a handbag. After a while, a Facebook account named Bui Thi Minh Tam sent a private message to Ms. C. introducing herself as the owner of the Meelle shop and advising Ms. C. about the bags.

That person asked her to transfer the amount of nearly 50 million VND to a bank account named Cao Phuong Thao to buy 2 bags. After she transferred the money, the subject blocked all contact with the victim and appropriated the money.

Immediately after receiving the information, the police force worked with the real Meelle shop owner and learned that the account Bui Thi Minh Tam texted with Ms. C. was a fake account for fraud.

In addition, there are also many customers of Meelle shop who have reported that they have been scammed by a bank account named Cao Phuong Thao and a number of bank accounts with other names.

Expanding the case, the police agency determined that in addition to the Meelle shop, there were many other shops that were also used by the above group to commit fraud with a similar form.

The police agency arrested Cao Phuong Thao (SN 2001, in Vien An commune, Ung Hoa district) to investigate the fraudulent act of appropriating property.

Initially, Thao confessed to having deceived many people with the above tricks and appropriated tens of billions of dong.

Ba Dinh District Police are continuing to expand the investigation to handle the subject.

Nhi Tien