In today’s overstimulated digital world, people - especially younger users - are increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated online scams, according to Associate Professor Tran Thanh Nam of the Vietnam-France Institute of Psychology.

Cybercrime is expected to intensify around the Tet (Lunar New Year) 2026 holiday, with AI-powered scams and online fraud targeting Vietnamese users, according to cybersecurity experts.

The Criminal Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security has arrested a group of four suspects in HCMC for allegedly scamming victims by promising to “fix” criminal cases.

"Online kidnapping" does not involve physical force but instead relies on psychological manipulation, forcing victims to self-isolate and follow remote instructions. Gen Z (those born between 1997 and 2012) is currently the most targeted victim.

From fake airline tickets to deepfake videos, a wave of tech-enabled fraud is sweeping through Vietnam just before Tet.

A surge in impersonation scams has prompted Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security to target illegal trading of personal data.

Authorities in Hanoi have uncovered a foreign-run online scam operation hidden inside two luxury villas, exposing a sophisticated cybercrime ring targeting victims abroad.

‘Online abduction’ scams isolate victims emotionally, targeting Gen Z with scripts that manipulate fear and shame.

Customers have recently reported being scammed by individuals posing as delivery drivers (shippers) demanding money transfers.

As the Lunar New Year (Tet) approaches, financial and banking scams in Vietnam are showing a sharp upward trend, prompting banks and law enforcement agencies to issue repeated warnings.

Cybercrime in Vietnam is expected to escalate in sophistication in 2026, with deepfake technology becoming a dominant tool in online scams, experts have warned.

Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), the country’s largest university, has issued an urgent warning about recent cases of online impersonation involving fraudulent recruitment and donation activities.

Police in Da Nang have taken down a multi-level marketing crypto scam run by Huynh Duc Van and his network.

On the afternoon of December 15, during a press briefing by the Ministry of Public Security, Hanoi police confirmed the extradition of Le Khac Ngo, a key suspect in the high-profile Mr Pips case, from the Philippines to Vietnam.

Authorities in Tay Ninh apprehended six individuals who fled alleged scam operations in Cambodia and reentered Vietnam without documentation.

Online fraud usually spikes during the year-end shopping season, with sophisticated tactics such as deepfakes and brand impersonation.

The alert follows a rise in cases where hackers have used phishing techniques to impersonate emails from popular booking platforms such as Booking.com and Expedia, amid forecasts of surging room reservations ahead of the New Year and Tet holidays.

Some victims of online fraud suffer from such serious psychological manipulation that even when the real police come in person to talk to them, they don't believe the officers and transfer their money to fake police.

Some cybercrime victims are so psychologically manipulated they ignore real police to transfer money to impostors.