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Online trust, offline threat: social media habits aid cyber scams

Oversharing personal content on platforms like Facebook is enabling deepfake scams.

Vietnam busts crypto scam defrauding $400 million

Police dismantle MTC investment ring that lured over 138,000 victims nationwide.

Dangers of oversharing on social media: experts issue warning

Carelessly sharing personal photos or friend lists on platforms like Facebook and TikTok inadvertently helps online scammers, especially with the rise of deepfake technology.

Fake boot camp page with blue tick scams Vietnamese parent

Scammers run ads from “verified” pages to exploit trust and extract money from parents.

Parents in distress as English center shuts down, director disappears

AIES in Ho Chi Minh City closes unexpectedly; parents lose millions in prepaid tuition.

Vietnam dismantles massive scam networks behind fake games and finance

Thousands lose life savings to online investment traps driven by fake apps, greed, and fear.

Verbo Capital scam cons 4,000 victims out of 12 million USD

A fake forex platform operated by Chinese and Vietnamese suspects deceived thousands before being shut down by police.

Authorities sound alarm on rising travel booking scams in Vietnam

Da Nang City Police have issued a warning about a rising wave of online scams disguised as official fanpages of 4- and 5-star hotels, targeting social media users planning trips and booking rooms online.

Trieu Nu Cuoi CEO who preaches morality, lives luxuriously faces prosecution

To polish his image, Ho Quoc Than has rented houses and established company headquarters in luxury locations, used high-end cars, and delivered moral teachings to gain investors’ trust.

Chinese scammers use AI deepfakes to extort Vietnamese entrepreneurs

A high-tech blackmail ring used fake explicit content and cryptocurrency to scam nearly 1,000 victims.

Clicked on a music file, lost $16,000: Telegram scam strikes Hanoi woman

A woman in Hanoi lost 400 million VND (approximately 16,000 USD) after clicking on a file sent through Telegram, believing it to be a music video from a famous singer.

Scam fugitive arrested in Vietnam after abuse ordeal in Cambodia

After defrauding nearly 500 million VND (approximately 20,000 USD), Hoang Anh fled to Cambodia where he continued to participate in scam operations and was brutally beaten. Upon his return to Vietnam, he was arrested by police.

Mother accused of killing child to collect insurance amid rising fraud cases

Experts have noted that insurance fraud is spiking. Horrific crimes have been committed just to get insurance benefits

Scam jobs abroad: Victims trafficked to Golden Triangle cybercrime rings

Two arrested for luring Vietnamese citizens with fake job offers, then selling them into scam networks

VN man arrested for $5.2mil. scam after return from Cambodia's cybercrime hub

Police say the 28-year-old ran fake websites and used 12 bank accounts to steal billions from unsuspecting victims.

Hanoi woman scammed out of USD 28,000 in fake VIP ticket commission scheme

The scam began with minor payouts and escalated to a fake VIP ticket distribution scheme, prompting a police investigation.

Mother loses over $52,000 to deepfake scam impersonating daughter on Viber

A Hanoi woman was tricked into transferring more than 1.3 billion VND after receiving fake messages and a video call from what appeared to be her daughter.

Two arrested in Facebook impersonation scam that stole nearly US$60,000

Victims were tricked into sending large sums under the guise of currency exchanges.

Residents claim loss of 4 houses, billions of dong due to 'bride export' scheme

Dozens of people in Hai Duong face the risk of losing hundreds of billions of VND after trusting a scheme to "export" brides and send workers to South Korea.

Cambodian scam hub exposed: Vietnamese victims betrayed by their own

Heartbreaking details emerge as Vietnamese nationals con fellow countrymen in cross-border fraud operations.