澳大利亚欺诈者因通过社交媒体从30美元骗取450K美元而被判处6年徒刑。 Australian fraudster sentenced to six years for scamming $450K from 30 via social media.

45岁的澳大利亚公民Hong Thanh Dang Tran因通过社交媒体诈骗30人近50万美元,被判处六年徒刑。 A 45-year-old Australian citizen, Hong Thanh Dang Tran, has been sentenced to six years in prison for defrauding 30 people of nearly $500,000 through social media. Tran是一名建筑工,使用领有执照的建筑工的不同身份和名片来支付他从未提供的服务的费用。 Tran posed as a builder using different identities and business cards of licensed builders to take payments for services he never provided. 他在被捕前收到452 000美元,并部分还款42 000美元。 He received $452,000 and made partial repayments of $42,000 before his arrest. 法官Tony Moynihan指出,他的行为是“计算出的和令人发指的”,他没有资格或保险。 Judge Tony Moynihan noted his actions were "calculated and egregious" and that he was not qualified or insured. Tran将于2025年11月16日有资格获得假释。 Tran will be eligible for parole on November 16, 2025.