On January 12, Phu Loi Ward Police said they had supported a resident to receive money back after mistakenly transferring money when paying for a bus ticket to return to his hometown.
The case receiving support is Mr. Pham Van Doan (born in 1993, residing in Phu Loi ward, Ho Chi Minh City).
Previously, on the evening of January 10, Mr. Pham Van Doan booked a bus ticket to return to his hometown for Tet and mistakenly transferred 1.5 million VND to the account number of a resident in Huong Son commune, Ha Tinh province.
After the incident occurred, Mr. Pham Van Doan went to Phu Loi Ward Police to report and ask the ward police for support to receive the money that was mistakenly transferred.
Immediately after receiving information about the incident, representatives of Phu Loi Ward Police contacted Huong Son Commune Police, Ha Tinh province to verify information about the account holder receiving money transferred by mistake.
The police of 2 localities closely coordinated and contacted the account holder. After that, the account holder transferred the entire amount of 1.5 million VND to Mr. Pham Van Doan.
Mr. Doan said that this is the money he saved to buy a bus ticket to return to his hometown to visit his family during Tet. Mr. Doan thanked Phu Loi Ward Police and Huong Son Commune Police for enthusiastically supporting him to contact the account holder to receive the wrong money. At the same time, thanked Ms. N.H.A for quickly returning the money.