Hoan Kiem district police have arrested a culprit who returned to two tourists three notes with the total par value of VND900,000 (US$38.7), but they were joss papers (one note having a nominal value of VND500,000 and the two others having VND200,000 each).
The culprit in th joss paper case is Tran Van Phong, 29, a taxi driver of Vietnam Star, who repaid to two tourists fake money.
At the Hoan Kiem district police station, Tran Van Phong has confessed to his wrongdoing in the joss paper case. On July 16, Phong drove a Spanish tourist and his friend from a restaurant in Le Thai To street, Hoan Kiem district to their mostel in Ngoc Thuy ward, Long Bien district, the meter read VND37,000 (US$1.6).
The two Spanish tourists gave Phong a VND500,000 ($21.84) note. However, when returning the change, this driver repaid to the two tourists three notes with a total par value of VND900,000 (US$38.7), but they turned out to be joss papers.
A day later, the two Spanish tourists took a taxi from the mostel to Hang Thung street for a tour to Sapa. That was when Miguel paid for the taxi ride that the driver said the money was “joss paper” that was worthless.
The incident happened in Long Bien district, so the Hoan Kiem district police handed over this case to the Long Bien district police so that they continue to investigate and handle the case.
Earlier, on July 17, a facebooker named Huu Phuc posted on the “Ky Su Duong Pho” (Street Chronicle) group a few photographs of three joss papers and what the two foreign tourists had encountered, prompting tourism officials and police officers to step in.
The culprit in joss paper’s case is Tran Van Phong, 29, taxi driver of Vietnam Star.
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At the Hoan Kiem district police station, Tran Van Phong has confessed to his wrongdoing in the joss paper case. On July 16, Phong drove a Spanish tourist and his friend from a restaurant in Le Thai To street, Hoan Kiem district to their mostel in Ngoc Thuy ward, Long Bien district, the meter read VND37,000 (US$1.6).
The two Spanish tourists gave Phong a VND500,000 ($21.84) note. However, when returning the change, this driver repaid to the two tourists three notes with a total par value of VND900,000 (US$38.7), but they turned out to be joss papers.
A day later, the two Spanish tourists took a taxi from the mostel to Hang Thung street for a tour to Sapa. That was when Miguel paid for the taxi ride that the driver said the money was “joss paper” that was worthless.
The incident happened in Long Bien district, so the Hoan Kiem district police handed over this case to the Long Bien district police so that they continue to investigate and handle the case.
Earlier, on July 17, a facebooker named Huu Phuc posted on the “Ky Su Duong Pho” (Street Chronicle) group a few photographs of three joss papers and what the two foreign tourists had encountered, prompting tourism officials and police officers to step in.
