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Thousand Oaks Theft Suspect Arrested
Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
Thousand Oaks Theft Suspect Arrested 
CITY OF THOUSAND OAKS
POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEWS STORY
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SHERIFF
GEOFF DEAN |
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| Nature of Incident: | Man steals $200,000.00 from Thousand Oaks resident in fraudulent business scheme. |
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| Report Number: | 18-6477 | ||||
| Location: | 1500 Block of Synergy, Irvine California | ||||
| Date & Time: | March 22, 2018 @ 0715 hours | ||||
| Unit Responsible: | Thousand Oaks Police Department Patrol / ECPS Investigations | ||||
| (S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent |
City of Residence |
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| (S) Nguyen, Dan (V) Adult female |
Irvine Thousand Oaks |
44 34 |
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| Narrative: |
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| In January of 2018, deputies from the Thousand Oaks Police Department responded to the 100 block of West Avenida De Los Arboles for a stolen vehicle report. The female victim is a resident and small business owner in the City of Thousand Oaks. The female victim reported a person named Dan Nguyen not only stole her vehicle, but also stole several thousand dollars from her by means of a fraudulent business scheme. Detectives from the Thousand Oaks Police Department took over the investigation and identified the suspect as Dan Nguyen of Irvine. Detectives learned, through their investigation, that the victim met Nguyen on a popular Internet dating site. Nguyen told the victim he was an expert businessman and a business consultant. Nguyen, under the guise of helping the victim grow her business, convinced the victim to sign over half of her business to him, rent an apartment for him in the City of Costa Mesa, and lease two vehicles for him in her name. In addition, Nguyen convinced the victim to make all payments to him instead of the respective financial institutions. Nguyen took the money from the victim that was intended to pay for the vehicles and apartment but never forwarded the money to the financial institutions. Detectives determined Nguyen stole approximately $200,000.00 from the victim. On March 22, 2018, investigators served a search warrant at Nguyen’s residence located in the 1500 block of Synergy in the City of Irvine. As a result of the search, Detectives located and seized numerous financial documents and $3,800.00 in United States currency. Nguyen was arrested for violating Penal Code section 532(a) / theft by false pretenses. Nguyen was transported back to Ventura County and booked into jail. He remains in custody on $100,000 bail. |
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| Prepared by: | Sergeant Robert Davidson | ||||
| Media Release Date: | March 22, 2018 | ||||
| Media Follow-Up Contact: | Detective Jason Karol (805) 371-8342 [email protected] |
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| Approved by: |
Captain Bill Schierman |
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Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511
