Case of going on social media to find children: Young man demanding $6,000 ransom was prosecuted and detained

Knowing that a woman had gone on social networks looking for her missing child, the young man thought of a way to appropriate the property, which was to contact the mother to ask for ransom.

On March 30, Binh Thanh District Police (HCMC) prosecuted the defendant and temporarily detained Nguyen Hoang Khang (19 years old, temporarily residing in Binh Thanh District) for fraudulent appropriation of property. Khang is the person who defrauded the family of 65 million VND who posted on social networks to find their missing child.

Previously, on March 28, Mr. D.QV (27 years old, living in Binh Tan district) lost contact with his family, so Ms. Nguyen Thi Cam Nhung (born in 1970, living in Binh Duong province, biological mother V.) Go to social networks to find your child. The mother then received a call from a young man saying Vinh was in Cambodia and offered to transfer 6,000 USD (more than 140 million VND) to receive her child.

Because they did not have enough money, V.'s family asked to reduce it to 65 million VND, which was agreed. The young man then said they went to Moc Bai international border gate (Tay Ninh province) to do business. But this person changed the location and arranged for his family to go to D5 Street (Ward 25, Binh Thanh District).

At noon on March 29, Ms. TL (25 years old, from Hau Giang, a member of the V. family) went to Ward 25 Police to report the incident. When the young man went to D5 street to receive 65 million VND ransom from Ms. L., the police arrested him.

Checking the subject's black backpack with a strap, the police discovered 65 million VND in cash that he appropriated. The young man said his name was Nguyen Hoang Khang and was a student at a university in Ho Chi Minh City. At the police station, the subject admitted that due to lack of money, when he went to social networks and learned that Mrs. Nhung was looking for her child, he took a risk.

In 2022, there was also a similar incident as above. Accordingly, at noon on June 14, Mr. Nguyen Van Huong (53 years old, from Song Cau town, Phu Yen province), the father of a young woman who went missing when she left her hometown to go to Ho Chi Minh City to look for a job, said that from last night to At noon, his family members often received phone calls from strange numbers demanding ransom if they wanted their daughter back.

"Last night, at first that person said he was sharing a room with my daughter. If he wanted to get her back, he had to pay a ransom of 70 million VND. When my family said they didn't have money, then this person called again and reduced it to 20 million VND. million VND. But when my family agreed, this person demanded 30 million VND. This morning I called back many times but this number could not be reached."

At noon on the same day, a reporter from Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper also called this person's phone number many times but could not reach him. Also according to Mr. Huong, last night, his missing youngest daughter called her sister Nguyen Thi Van and said she was in Cambodia.

When he called back using his youngest daughter's phone number, he could not be reached. "From the way my child speaks, I'm sure he is being controlled by someone. Now I just hope the police find my child soon so I can take him home" - Mr. Huong added.

Previously, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported that on June 12, Ward 13 Police, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City received information from Mr. Huong reporting that his daughter had lost contact for more than a week when she left her hometown. come to Ho Chi Minh City to apply for a job.

According to Mr. Huong, on the afternoon of June 5, Nguyen Thi Thu Ngoc took a bus from Song Cau town to Ho Chi Minh City. On the morning of June 6, Ngoc got off the bus at the parking lot 537 Pham Van Dong, Ward 13, Binh Thanh District.

In the afternoon, Ngoc called her family to announce that she had found a job, but then lost contact. Mr. Huong panicked and took a bus to Ho Chi Minh City to look for his child.

Mr. Huong added that about 2 months ago, Ngoc was invited by a stranger online to work in Ho Chi Minh City with a very high salary. This person also sent money and personal belongings to Ngoc to build trust. About a day before her disappearance, Ngoc used the excuse of going with a friend to Ho Chi Minh City to work, but as soon as she arrived, she lost contact.

Press contributor arrested by Ho Chi Minh City police. HCM arrested for forfeiture of property Minh Ngọc16:48:24 06/01/2024A collaborator of a press agency with offices in Ho Chi Minh City. He was arrested by police for forfeiture of property. Currently, the investigating agency is carrying out a search of the person's residence.