Police stop Vietnamese woman from losing $50,000 to ‘US General’ romance scam
Police in Trang Bom Ward intervened to prevent a woman from losing $50,000 to a romance scam. The scam involved a fraudster posing as a U.S. Army general who convinced her to pay advance fees for a supposed package. Authorities were alerted by bank staff who noticed suspicious activity during the transaction process.
- ▪The woman was targeted by a scam ring using fake social media accounts.
- ▪The fraudster claimed to be a U.S. Army general and gained her trust over time.
- ▪She was persuaded by police to stop a transfer of VND1.3 billion just before it was sent.
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Police in Trang Bom Ward said they intervened on Thursday after bank staff noticed suspicious signs while helping the woman with the transaction and alerted authorities.Investigators found she had been targeted by a scam ring using fake social media accounts. One fraudster presented himself as a polite, successful U.S. Army general stationed overseas and gradually won the woman’s trust.He later claimed he would send her foreign currency and valuable gifts, but said she had to pay advance fees supposedly required by the "United Nations" before the package could enter Vietnam.Believing the story, the woman went to a bank to transfer VND1.3 billion to an account controlled by the scammers.Lieutenant Colonel Trinh Anh Dung, head of the local police, personally persuaded her to stop the…
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