To Obtain £115,000 Health Insurance a Vietnam women Amputated Her Hand and Leg           

 

A woman in Vietnam persuaded a friend to cut off her hand and foot so she could pretend to have been hit by a train in an elaborate insurance scam

In May, the 30-year-old woman, identified only as Ly Thi N, was found near a railway level crossing in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi.

A man called Doan Van D, had called an ambulance, saying he had found the injured woman, who he claimed was a stranger, by chance.

Ly Thi N believed she stood to gain £115,000 by claiming on her health insurance.

The case has led to a heated debate on social media in Vietnam.

Facebook user Ly Phan wrote: ‘A very typical case of insurance fraud. The kind of joke that only happens in Vietnam

‘Lost 50 million, 1 hand, 1 leg, and now you are at risk to go to jail. No benefit at all.’