Hung Yen police help people receive back more than 356 million VND due to mistaken transfers

According to Hung Yen Provincial Police, Thu Vu Commune Police promptly verified and supported people to receive back the amount of over 350 million VND due to mistaken transfers.

Accordingly, on February 2, 2026, Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hao (born in 1987, residing in group 22, Tran Lam ward, Hung Yen province) came to Thu Vu Commune Police to report: On January 31, 2026, in the process of carrying out a money transfer transaction through an electronic banking application, she mistakenly transferred the amount of 356,247,000 VND to a VietinBank bank account named "NGUYEN THI HIEN". Ms. Hao requested Thu Vu Commune Police to support the recovery of the mistakenly transferred money.

Immediately after receiving the report, Thu Vu Commune Police quickly reviewed, verified and identified the person who mistakenly received the money transfer as Ms. Nguyen Thi Hien (born in 1977, residing in Hung Nhuong village, Thu Vu commune, Hung Yen province).

Thu Vu Commune Police invited Ms. Hien to the headquarters to guide the procedures for returning the amount of 356,247,000 VND to Ms. Hao in accordance with the law.

Receiving all the mistakenly transferred money back, Ms. Hao expressed her emotion and sent deep thanks to Ms. Nguyen Thi Hien and the Thu Vu Commune Police force for their dedicated support and help.

Through the above incident, Thu Vu Commune Police recommends that people carefully check information about account numbers and beneficiary names before making electronic money transfer transactions.

In case of transferring money by mistake or receiving money transferred by mistake of unknown origin, people need to immediately contact the bank or the nearest police agency to be guided on resolving it according to regulations, avoiding legal risks or being exploited by high-tech criminals to defraud and appropriate property.

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