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Singapore arrests 13 for selling SIM cards to criminals

Singapore arrests 13 for selling SIM cards to criminals

Singapore’s police have arrested 13 suspects, including a 17-year-old, for allegedly providing SIM cards to criminals for cash or credit.
Hundreds of customers scammed by fake room bookings in Nha Trang

Hundreds of customers scammed by fake room bookings in Nha Trang

I lost love for my lack of trust

I lost love for my lack of trust

Get-rich-quick courses becoming get-debt-quick schemes

Get-rich-quick courses becoming get-debt-quick schemes

Many netizens with dreams of becoming millionaires overnight followed “specialists” on the Internet only to find themselves in crippling debt.
May 1, 2023 | 07:45 pm PT
Students trapped by online money making scams

Students trapped by online money making scams

Hoping to earn some money as an “online collaborator” before Tet (the Lunar New Year), Cam Thanh was scammed and is saddled with a debt of VND50 million (US$2,119).
January 22, 2023 | 10:41 pm PT
Hi-tech scams boom as ignorance, greed make for easy prey

Hi-tech scams boom as ignorance, greed make for easy prey

There has been no shortage of cyberspace fraud warnings in Vietnam for several years now, but the number of people falling for scams and losing their money keeps rising.
October 8, 2022 | 05:32 am PT
Two foreigners wanted for street robbery in southern Vietnam

Two foreigners wanted for street robbery in southern Vietnam

Ben Tre police are looking for two foreigners, one of them Caucasian, for snatching VND10 million ($430) from a local man while pretending to exchange banknotes.
July 3, 2019 | 01:46 am PT
Singapore arrests Vietnamese woman for $3.9mln gold scam

Singapore arrests Vietnamese woman for $3.9mln gold scam

A Vietnamese national has been arrested for allegedly scamming $3.9 million from victims looking to buy gold.
May 24, 2019 | 05:00 pm PT
Vietnam hands over six wanted people to Chinese authorities

Vietnam hands over six wanted people to Chinese authorities

The six Chinese nationals, accused of online scams, are residents of China’s Hubei province.
July 1, 2018 | 12:06 am PT
Taxi driver fired for ripping off Korean tourists in central Vietnam

Taxi driver fired for ripping off Korean tourists in central Vietnam

The tourists received a refund and free rides after their complaint was shared on Facebook.
January 25, 2018 | 02:47 am PT
State Dept. apologizes over travel tip for the less attractive

State Dept. apologizes over travel tip for the less attractive

The U.S. Department of State forced to apologise for warning anyone who 'isn't a 10 at home' to avoid being taken for a ride when overseas.
March 30, 2016 | 11:42 pm PT
 
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