Ogo Emeka Donal at the police station (Photo: VNA) Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) - Police in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have arrested 11 suspects, including four Vietnamese and seven Nigerians forcheating and illegally appropriating property, worth over 120 billion VND (5.17 million USD), from Vietnamese citizens online.
Accordingto the police, the suspects are Ugochukwu Samuel Nnaemeka, 24; StanleyChidiebere Umed, 29; Nnaka Chibuzor Frankline, 36; Chimezie Ebuka Samuel, 28;Chukwugekwe Godwin Ajearo, 34; Ugochukuwu Okechukwu James, 35; OgoEmeka Donal, 35; Ngo Hai Nghi, 24; Vu Ai Linh, 24; Dao Dang Vu, 33; and PhamNgoc Duy, 36. All of them live in Ho Chi Minh City.
Thepolice said a woman, who lives in Hue city, informed the police in April 2020 that a foreigner had stolen 3.9billion VND (168,000 USD) from her.
Afterreceiving the report, police started to investigate and found that the woman’smoney was transferred to a number of bank accounts. However, all withdrawalswere made at ATMs in HCM City.
About15 days later, the police identified Dalaxy Dave, a Nigerian currently livingin Cambodia, as the ringleader of the gang.
Davecontacted Vietnamese citizens on social media and gained their trust. Hepretended to be a US soldier and asked to send valuable gifts to his Vietnamesefriends or invited them to invest money in business projects in foreigncountries.
Davealso ordered his accomplices in Vietnam toillegally access Facebook accounts to purchase items online and send links askingthe sellers to provide OTP codes to steal money from their bank accounts.
Thesuspects also pretended to be police and procuracy officers to call victims andtell them to send money to the suspects’ bank accounts.
Whenthey successfully stole money from the victims, Dave would tell his accomplicesto withdraw the money and send it to him. The accomplices would also receive anamount from the illegally appropriated cash.
Thepolice seized 53 fake ID cards and many mobile phones used for the scam at thesuspects’ homes.
Colonel Dang Ngoc Son, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Public Security, saidthe investigation was difficult because the suspects used sophisticated tricksto hide their crimes.
However,the local police cooperated with the Ministry of Public Security and Departments of Public Security of provinces and cities toarrest them./.
Accordingto the police, the suspects are Ugochukwu Samuel Nnaemeka, 24; StanleyChidiebere Umed, 29; Nnaka Chibuzor Frankline, 36; Chimezie Ebuka Samuel, 28;Chukwugekwe Godwin Ajearo, 34; Ugochukuwu Okechukwu James, 35; OgoEmeka Donal, 35; Ngo Hai Nghi, 24; Vu Ai Linh, 24; Dao Dang Vu, 33; and PhamNgoc Duy, 36. All of them live in Ho Chi Minh City.
Thepolice said a woman, who lives in Hue city, informed the police in April 2020 that a foreigner had stolen 3.9billion VND (168,000 USD) from her.
Afterreceiving the report, police started to investigate and found that the woman’smoney was transferred to a number of bank accounts. However, all withdrawalswere made at ATMs in HCM City.
About15 days later, the police identified Dalaxy Dave, a Nigerian currently livingin Cambodia, as the ringleader of the gang.
Davecontacted Vietnamese citizens on social media and gained their trust. Hepretended to be a US soldier and asked to send valuable gifts to his Vietnamesefriends or invited them to invest money in business projects in foreigncountries.
Davealso ordered his accomplices in Vietnam toillegally access Facebook accounts to purchase items online and send links askingthe sellers to provide OTP codes to steal money from their bank accounts.
Thesuspects also pretended to be police and procuracy officers to call victims andtell them to send money to the suspects’ bank accounts.
Whenthey successfully stole money from the victims, Dave would tell his accomplicesto withdraw the money and send it to him. The accomplices would also receive anamount from the illegally appropriated cash.
Thepolice seized 53 fake ID cards and many mobile phones used for the scam at thesuspects’ homes.
Colonel Dang Ngoc Son, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Public Security, saidthe investigation was difficult because the suspects used sophisticated tricksto hide their crimes.
However,the local police cooperated with the Ministry of Public Security and Departments of Public Security of provinces and cities toarrest them./.
VNA
