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Mr. Dao Duy Thai came to the headquarters of Doan Ket Ward Police, Lai Chau province to return the mistakenly transferred money. Photo: Lai Chau Provincial Police
Mr. Dao Duy Thai came to the headquarters of Doan Ket Ward Police, Lai Chau province to return the mistakenly transferred money. Photo: Lai Chau Provincial Police

Man reports to police after receiving 384 million strange VND into account

Ý Yên (báo lao động) 20/04/2026 09:12 (GMT+7)

A man in Lai Chau was praised for quickly reporting to the police when receiving a strange amount of money.

Doan Ket Ward Police, Lai Chau province said that in the area, they have just recorded a case of people voluntarily reporting and returning a large amount of money mistakenly transferred by others.

Previously, Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan, residing in Quynh Luu commune, Nghe An province, in the process of transaction, negligently transferred 384 million VND to the account of Mr. Dao Duy Thai, residing in Doan Ket ward, Lai Chau province.

After discovering that the account suddenly received a large amount of money of unknown origin, Mr. Thai proactively went to the bank and reported to Doan Ket Ward Police to coordinate verification.

Upon receiving information, the police force quickly deployed verification measures, and at the same time coordinated with Quynh Luu Commune Police, Nghe An province to identify the owner of the money transfer account.

After accurate verification, Mr. Dao Duy Thai returned the entire amount of 384 million VND to Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan.

Chị Nguyễn Thị Xuân nhận lại số tiền đã chuyển nhầm cho người đàn ông ở Lai Châu. Ảnh: Công an tỉnh Nghệ An
Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan receives back the money she mistakenly transferred to a man in Lai Chau. Photo: Nghe An Provincial Police

Doan Ket Ward Police assessed that Mr. Thai's actions showed honesty, sense of responsibility and law compliance, contributing to spreading positive values in the community.

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