With sophisticated “tricks”, Vu Thi Thuy, CEO of Nhat Nam Real Estate, lured thousands of investors into her trap, signing 43,314 investment cooperation contracts that collected VND9,113 billion.

In recent months, police have prosecuted and detained several well-known figures involved in criminal activities, seizing and freezing their vast assets.

A seemingly harmless message like “I just moved to the city, feeling lonely, can we be friends?” can be a sophisticated trap that many students fall for.

Vietnamese authorities have arrested and are extraditing Le Khac Ngo, known as Mr Hunter, a key suspect in a $200 million international financial scam. The crackdown marks the first complete takedown of a tech-based transnational fraud ring by VN.

Using his medical background, the suspect sedated victims and fractured their bones to mimic real-life accidents and claim payouts.

After an extended period of deliberation, the Hanoi People's Court on November 12 announced sentences for 141 defendants involved in the $106 million gambling case centered around Pullman Hotel.

Prior to that, authorities and industry associations had repeatedly issued “urgent warnings” about fraud involving plantation codes and quality testing certificates for durian.

Police detained Doan Quoc Viet for using TikTok to spread hate speech and insult communities, drawing strong backlash.

In an era where the internet penetrates every corner of life, cybersecurity expert Ngo Minh Hieu, director of Chong Lua Dao, warns: “The more we interact online, the higher the risk of being attacked.”

Authorities have busted multiple large-scale operations producing and selling fake cosmetics worth millions, including a high-profile case involving a singer's husband.

Authorities indict 17 individuals for fraud and bribery tied to illegal durian exports to China, raising alarms about risks to Vietnam's fruit trade.

Authorities in Hanoi have arrested a foreign national for using a fake mobile base station (BTS) to access mobile networks and distribute fraudulent messages impersonating Vietcombank in a scam operation.

Businessman Nguyen Quoc Vu, husband of singer Doan Di Bang, has been taken into custody along with 2 associates for alleged involvement in the production and sale of counterfeit Hanayuki-brand sunscreen products.

Phu Tho police have launched a criminal investigation into violations linked to the Song Lo bridge project, after structural degradation exposed rusting steel cores.

The operation led to the detention and questioning of eight suspects, along with the seizure of five cars, 819 N₂O cylinders, 19,000 balloon shells, and various related items and documents.

Authorities in An Giang shut down a makeshift factory producing fake consumer products right in a residential neighborhood.

Cybercriminals in Ho Chi Minh City are employing increasingly sophisticated tactics, posing as representatives of international scholarship programs to manipulate students and steal massive sums of money - amounting to billions of dong.

The arrests of actress Truong Ngoc Anh, Miss Grand International 2021 Thuy Tien, and fashion designer Nguyen Cong Tri have sent shockwaves through Vietnamese entertainment in 2025, shaking public trust in celebrity figures.

Several prominent individuals lost fortunes in a luxury gambling ring based at the Pullman Hotel, with total bets exceeding USD 106.9 million.

Lai Chau police arrested 59 Vietnamese suspects running an online fraud ring from Cambodia, defrauding thousands across Vietnam.