In the afternoon of December 14, the Can Tho city court sentenced
45-year-old Micheal Ikechukwu Leonard to 18 years in prison for
Internet fraud. .
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His accomplice, Huynh Ha Uyen got 10 years in prison and another
one, Nguyen Tran Quynh Nhi, got 12 years. Micheal is the leader of
the group. .
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He was convicted on Thursday of “deceiving others to steal their
assets” in a scam which targeted wealthy Vietnamese women,
through social media. .
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Leonard gained his victims’ trust on messaging apps using various
alter egos, including a US army officer. The convict was said to
have promised to send his victims valuable presents, including
laptops and jewellery from the US.
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Accomplices, Huynh Ha Binh, Huynh Ha Uyen and Nguyen Tran
Quynh Nhi, would then contact the women claiming to be customs
agents and demand fees or fines for the non-existent shipments.
They successfully conned a woman out of $28,500 dollars, before
their arrest.
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