Da Nang firm vanishes after win-a-car scam

TUOI TRE

Dai Phat company in Da Nang City has in the past month cheated hundreds off up to VND20 million (US$975) each by falsely informing them that they have won a car and must deposit a certain sum to secure the jackpot.

The victims said that they bought electrical and electronic items from some people who came to their houses and introduced themselves as marketing officers of Dai Phat.

These ‘marketers’ promised that if they bought some goods from Dai Phat they would have a chance to win a car under the company’s sales promotional program.

Some days after their purchase, someone claiming themselves as Dai Phat’s staff called them to inform they had won a car worth VND380-500 million ($18,500-$24,400).

The ‘winners’ were then asked to transfer VND10-20 million to a designated account as fee for car registration before getting it at the office of Dai Phat on the second floor of the SAVICO building at 66 Vo Van Tan Street, Thanh Khe District, Da Nang City.

But no prize was forthcoming and the ‘company’ in fact is not located inside SAVICO.
One of the last victims is N.H.Q. from District 12, Ho Chi Minh City, who transferred VND20 million to an account at Eximbank but is yet to lay hands on the VND380 million promised car.

Hundreds of people have called SAVICO from Ho Chi Minh City and other localities to ask how they could get the car from Dai Phat, said Le Dinh Tuan, head of maintenance at the SAVICO building.

But SAVICO confirmed that there was no company named Dai Phat located there, Tuan revealed.

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