Woman arrested for swindling money on fake foreign job promises
The Hanoi police have arrested a woman for allegedly running a foreign jobs racket targeting poor people desperate for jobs.
La Thanh Khuong, 40, opened a company last year and advertised jobs in Taiwan and Spain for a fee of US$13,000, though her business was not licensed for labor export.
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| La Thanh Khuong in Hanoi has been arrested for alleged labor fraud |
The police have received complaints from dozens of victims, most of whom are from poor provinces with little knowledge of labor export policies.
Nguyen Ba Dat, a victim from the central province of Quang Binh, said he knew of Khuong via an acquaintance.
He borrowed VND65 million (US$3,000) from banks to pay her an advance and was promised he would have a job abroad within three months.
But the promise never materialzed, and Dat filed a complaint after Khuong kept delaying the refund.
Other victims also lost thousands of dollars each.
The police have not said how much Khuong collected in all from her victims.
