Bizarre! Woman cuts off hand and foot for insurance payout to friend

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."

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