Be wary of fake traders buying pigs without paying

(PLO)- Two households in Thu Thua district, Long An were tricked into buying pigs by fake traders, did not pay and could not be contacted. .

Report to the newspaper Ho Chi Minh City Lawtwo households in Thu Thua district, Long An said they had just been tricked by a “fake” trader into buying pigs without paying.

According to information reported by readers, two pig-raising households in My An and My Phu communes filed a complaint when a group of people fraudulently appropriated their property by pretending to be pig buyers, without pay.

Accordingly, Mr. Huynh Van Ut (71 years old, living in My Phu commune) reported: on the morning of October 25, he called a familiar trader to sell his herd of 12 pigs. The driver replied to arrange to see the pigs. .

Then, about 30 minutes later, phone number …906 called back and said he would come see and catch the pig, then paid 53,000 VND/kg of live pig.

Around 10:00 a.m., he received a phone call from …813 again, telling him to come to his house to keep the pigs, not to feed them for fear of gaining weight.

“At 11:30, three people drove three carts, drove 12 animals out of the cage to be weighed, then put 8 animals in an iron cage, calculated the total amount to be 46 million, said to send 4 animals back to catch them again in the afternoon. Just pay the money, then take the pig away. At around 4:00 p.m., phone number…906 called me back, telling me to feed the pigs and I would pick them up at 5:00 a.m. the next morning.

Then at 5:00 a.m. on October 26, phone number …906 called back, telling me to go get the porridge pot, prepare to bring the pig’s intestines to drink, and pay immediately. After that, after waiting for a long time, I called again, but the phone was not picked up and could no longer be reached. I was afraid that no one would work on the weekend, so on the morning of October 31, I filed a report to the police about the incident” – Mr. Ut recounted.

Similarly, Ms. VNA (40 years old, living in My An commune) was also deceived into losing 9 pigs. According to Ms. A, on October 12, her husband called an acquaintance to ask for help from a trader he knew to sell the pigs.

After that, the pig driver called again to ask about the pigs, where they lived, and then made an appointment to come see the pigs the next morning. However, in the afternoon, Ms. A’s husband called again. The pig driver replied that there were still many pigs so he did not buy them.

“More than an hour later, two men came to the house to look at and buy pigs. When my husband and I asked, he said he was a pig driver named Ut Fat, knew or bought pigs in this area, and lived in Nhi Thanh commune. These two people bargained and agreed to buy 8 fish for 50 million VND and arranged to catch them early the next morning.

At 5:00 a.m. on October 14, about 6 people on motorbikes and 3 buggies came to catch the pigs. After loading the pigs on the bike, 4 people on the buggy left. A man and a woman stayed, then gave the phone number …372, said they would catch pigs nearby at noon and then pay immediately.

That afternoon, my husband called to ask for money and this person said he was busy with work in Ben Luc and would transfer the money later. After waiting for a long time, my husband couldn’t contact me. I went to the given address and found no one by this name. Knowing that he had been scammed, my husband reported the incident to the police,” Ms. A said.

This scam made both families very upset, thinking that in the past, farmers were often promised to pay by traders, but they did not expect that this time they would be deceived because they were careless and too trusting. People hope that the authorities will soon find this group of people to handle them and warn more people to avoid being deceived.

According to many local people, not only about livestock and poultry but also other types of agricultural products, people still often trust traders, even though they are strange, or used to “promising payment”, but still do not doubt, thinking that The buyer will pay soon. Because when buying, sometimes traders or employees come to buy, people think that paying later is “normal”, leading to taking advantage of this loophole, “fake” traders appear to deceive.

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Ho Chi Minh City Law Reporter talked with the leaders of the People’s Committee of My An and My Phu communes. It is known that the commune police force is investigating and verifying that people were tricked into buying by traders. heodid not pay and could not be contacted.

Mr. Duong Vu Ny, Chairman of My An Commune People’s Committee, said: “Recently, the locality has stepped up propaganda to the people, to be alert to all types of crimes, including scams and buying and selling goods. People’s chemicals and agricultural products. Therefore, people need to raise more awareness. When buying and selling, they need to ask for clear payment, do not be gullible and then lose family assets.”

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