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Police join hands with tech firms and creators to combat digital scams

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security launches a nationwide campaign against online fraud.

Vietnam loses over $490 million to online fraud in five years

Cybercrime involving cryptocurrency scams and black-market trading is surging in Vietnam.

Rotating savings scheme collapses in HCMC, victims demand justice

With over 50 formal complaints filed, police are scrambling to document damages in one of the city’s largest suspected 'hụi' frauds.

Surge in scams following the CIC incident, banks warn of 7 tactics

Banks advise customers to retain messages, phone numbers, and social media account information of scammers, and to take screenshots of threatening messages to report to the police.

Vietnamese education officials face fraud trial over fake English tests

Two education leaders created a bogus organization and online exams to issue fake English certificates.

Cambodia scam ring targeting Vietnamese citizens dismantled by police

A transnational tech scam based in Cambodia is shut down, with suspects returned to Vietnam for prosecution.

Crypto scam “WorldMall.app” deceives thousands across Vietnam

A fake cryptocurrency project promising high returns lures thousands of victims, leading to a major police crackdown.

New scam tactics emerge after CIC data breach in Vietnam

Following the recent data breach at the National Credit Information Center (CIC), the Ho Chi Minh City Police Department has issued an urgent warning about new, increasingly sophisticated scams targeting the public.

Tay Ninh receives 79 Vietnamese citizens repatriated from Cambodia

Investigations showed that 22 individuals had exited Vietnam legally with passports, while 57 had crossed the border illegally.

Vietnam police bust crypto fraud network, freeze assets over USD 16M

Police in Lao Cai province have dismantled a nationwide fraud network involving illegal cryptocurrency investment schemes worth tens of trillions of dong. Luxury assets, including Mercedes-Benz and BMW cars, valued at over USD 16 million were seized.

Heart-pounding rescue saves 22-year-old man from scam den in Cambodia

Trapped in a Cambodian scam den, Ro Mah Giu from Gia Lai endured constant abuse and was sold between companies. But after months in what was a living hell, Giu was rescued by authorities.

Thanh Hoa police bust billion-dollar scam ring operating from Cambodia

The Criminal Police Division of Thanh Hoa Provincial Police has successfully broken up a massive online fraud and money laundering syndicate operating across borders, seizing evidence of scams worth thousands of billions of VND.

Foreign suspect caught using fake BTS to mimic Vietcombank

Authorities have uncovered fake BTS devices used to impersonate major institutions in a high-tech fraud scheme targeting the public.

Online kidnappers prey on Vietnam’s youth through deepfake and deception

"Online kidnapping" scams using AI and manipulation tactics are targeting Vietnamese youth, warn RMIT experts. Parents are urged to build open, trusting communication.

Vietnam police bust $2 million digital currency scam led by HCM City man

Authorities arrested the mastermind behind a crypto fraud scheme that conned thousands through a fake token and investment website.

Man traffics 16 victims to Golden Triangle with fake job offers

A 26-year-old trafficker deceived job seekers into scam operations under brutal conditions.

Hahalolo founder charged in billion-dollar PaynetCoin crypto scam

Police allege Nguyen Van Ha led MLM-style scheme defrauding investors.

Foreign national caught using fake BTS to send scam texts in HCMC

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested a foreign national who used two fake mobile base transceiver stations (BTS) installed in a car to distribute mass scam messages impersonating the National Public Service Portal.

Online kidnapping scams prompt Ho Chi Minh City to launch task force

As online kidnapping scams targeting students grow more sophisticated, the Criminal Police Division (PC02) of the HCM City Police Department has launched a dedicated task force, led by Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Trung Hoa, to combat this threat.

HCM City task force cracks two 'virtual kidnapping' cases in a single night

In a single night, the “online kidnapping” task force of the Criminal Police Division, Ho Chi Minh City Police, successfully rescued two male university students from sophisticated virtual extortion schemes.