26 August,2016 08:19 AM IST | | Agencies
In a first-of-its-kind fraud, a Vietnamese woman paid a friend to cut off her hand and foot in a bid to claim a handsome insurance payout, media reported yesterday
Hanoi: In a first-of-its-kind fraud, a Vietnamese woman paid a friend to cut off her hand and foot in a bid to claim a handsome insurance payout, media reported yesterday. The woman, identified only as LTN, checked into a Hanoi Hospital in May with one thirds of her left foot and left hand severed.
The 30-year-old then submitted a claim to her insurance company for 3.5 billion dong ($1,30,000).
But authorities smelled a fraud.
"N hired a friend to cut her limbs, then have him report false information," said police chief Nguyen Thanh Tung, adding, "The shame is that instead of getting the money, N has suffered a loss by losing both her hand and foot."
