SnakeMasteR Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 A Vietnamese woman has admitted to paying for her foot and part of her arm to be cut off in order to claim an insurance payout, police say. In May, the 30-year-old woman, named as "Ly Thi N", pretended she had been hit by a train, the People's Police Newspaper of Vietnam reports. But she has now reportedly admitted to having paid a friend $2,200 (£1,660) to sever her limbs. The aim was to claim more than $150,000 from her insurance company. A supposed bystander, "Doan Van D", the same person who did the cutting, had called an ambulance after "finding" the injured woman on a Hanoi railroad. Pictures published by the official police newspaper showed the woman three months later, with her wounds healed. She is believed to run a struggling business, according to local media. 'Only in Vietnam' The unusual case has led to heated discussion on social media in Vietnam. "A very typical case of insurance fraud. The kind of joke that only happens in Vietnam," Facebook user Ly Phan posted. "Lost 50 million, 1 hand, 1 leg, and now you are at risk to go to jail. No benefit at all." Several users decried the woman for the dangerous move, while others questioned how desperate she must have been. "She may be going bankrupt or urgently need money to do something like that. It is never easy to cheat insurance companies," Thanh Phuong Quynh Le said. Hoa Nguyen said she felt sympathy for the woman: "How destitute must a person be to do such a thing?" Police have dropped the criminal investigation against both suspects, the Tuoi Tre newspaper reports. Le Van Luan, of the Hanoi Bar Association, told the BBC that it would be difficult to find the appropriate law to charge the pair with under the penal code. "We need a new article for this kind of fraud," he said. "Her self-harm is horrible and extremely rare." Source http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37177504 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballistic Gelatin Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Guess she forgot to cut off her nose to spite her face, too. That's worth at least an extra 12 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namek Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Dear God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nIGHT Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Some people need to stop watching tv and movies. They thought what they saw could easily be carried out. Those are fantasies and not real. I think this woman watched a lot of shitty movies and tv shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anakin206 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleGeek Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Some ppl are incredibly creative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash48 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Even to this day, I am still amazed what people will do for money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleGeek Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 8 hours ago, flash48 said: Even to this day, I am still amazed what people will do for money. Money over happiness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gipsy Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 15 hours ago, flash48 said: Even to this day, I am still amazed what people will do for money. actually it's biggest now days problem of the planet-too much souls infected by yellow Jack. just a voice in the wilderness,nothin' more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleGeek Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 2 hours ago, gipsy said: actually it's biggest now days problem of the planet-too much souls infected by yellow Jack. just a voice in the wilderness,nothin' more. What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VileTouch Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Speaking of high insurance prices nowadays, that one sure cost an arm and a leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gipsy Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 2 hours ago, AppleGeek said: What? seems bro applemania damaged your brain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeMasteR Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 Speaking of high insurance prices nowadays, that one sure cost an arm and a leg. Indeed. I can't get why someone would do this, especially since missing an arm and/or a leg will change your life forever. It's sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleGeek Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 @gipsy Thanks I just didn't understand what you meant, yellow Jack etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gipsy Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 2 hours ago, AppleGeek said: yellow Jack meant gold rush (human greed).seems my English is not really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleGeek Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 @gipsy i dont one always get sarcasm although I'm a great user of it LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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