On 26/6, Bich Nga, a resident of Tuy Phuoc commune, was temporarily detained by Gia Lai Provincial Police on charges of fraudulent appropriation of property.

Pham Thi Bich Nga at the investigative agency. Photo: Gia Lai Police

According to the investigation, driven by personal debt, Nga began approaching students at cafes from mid-April. She introduced herself as a bank employee who needed to open online accounts to meet targets and requested their assistance.

Once students agreed, Nga borrowed their phones, accessed or installed the viettel money application, and then used their phone numbers to register for loans through linked applications such as fe credit and fast money.

To complete the loan applications, Nga instructed the victims to photograph their citizen identification cards and scan their faces multiple times, citing a "system error." After the loans were disbursed, she transferred all the money to her personal account, deleted the applications, or changed passwords on the victims' phones to conceal her actions. She then withdrew the cash from ATMs for personal spending.

About one month later, upon receiving messages reminding them to repay the loans, the victims realized they had been defrauded.

Investigators determined that within approximately two months, Nga carried out 10 similar cases using the same scheme, appropriating over 140 million dong from students.

Tran Hoa