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Five jailed for car swindle

Five people, including a Dutch Ncitizen, have been sent to jail in Can Tho for swindling people out of 2.3 billion VND (120,000 USD) by hiring their cars and pawning them.
Five people, including a Dutch Ncitizen, have been sent to jail in CanTho for swindling people out of 2.3 billion VND (120,000 USD) by hiringtheir cars and pawning them.

The Can Tho City People's Court on July 28, handed down a 15-yearsentence to Nguyen Duc Huu, 50, of the Netherlands and a 14-yearterm to his wife, Nguyen Thi Thuy Trang, 46. An associate, Nguyen TrungVinh, 60, got 10 years.

Nguyen Nhat Phi and Nguyen Trung Binh, both 29, got suspended sentences of three and two years, respectively.

Huu and Trang were also ordered to return 2.3 billion VND to the victims.

The couple, who ran Thien Phuc Company in Long An province to trade intimber and wooden products, rented cars from individuals in HCM City, faked their papers, and mortgaged them to get loans.

They palmed off eight Toyota Innova minivans in this fashion in AnGiang, Vung Tau, and Can Tho in June and July last year, getting 300million VND -400 million VND for each. They were captured while tryingto pawn a ninth vehicle at a shop in Can Tho./.
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