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Housing developer gets life sentence for defrauding 1,000 people with nonexistent projects

Housing developer gets life sentence for defrauding 1,000 people with nonexistent projects

A property developer in southern Vietnam has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defrauding nearly 1,000 people out VND486 billion (US$18.54 million) by false claims about housing projects.
31 luxury cars seized in Vietnam's largest stock scam

31 luxury cars seized in Vietnam's largest stock scam

Prosecutors maintain death sentence recommendation for property tycoon Truong My Lan

Prosecutors maintain death sentence recommendation for property tycoon Truong My Lan

Woman impersonates Australian consulate employee to swindle man out of $398,000

Woman impersonates Australian consulate employee to swindle man out of $398,000

The Hanoi police have arrested a woman for allegedly pretending to work for the Australian consulate and swindling a man out of nearly VND10 billion (US$398,000).
April 2, 2024 | 07:38 pm PT
Conman gets life for posing as cop, swindling $1.55M

Conman gets life for posing as cop, swindling $1.55M

A HCMC court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for impersonating a police officer to swindle 20 people out of VND38 billion (US$1.55 million)
January 10, 2024 | 06:21 pm PT
Vietnamese-American businesswoman gets life for $12M fraud

Vietnamese-American businesswoman gets life for $12M fraud

A Vietnamese-American realtor has been sentenced to life for forging documents to sell nearly 80 apartments and embezzle VND309 billion (US$12.7 million) from 50 victims.
December 30, 2023 | 12:00 am PT
Woman swindled for cutting 'ghost lover' ties

Woman swindled for cutting 'ghost lover' ties

Two people were arrested Tuesday for swindling VND200 million ($8,286) from a woman they duped into believing they could help cut ties with her "ghost lovers."
November 21, 2023 | 06:09 pm PT
Central bank official allegedly took $5.2M bribes in bond fraud case

Central bank official allegedly took $5.2M bribes in bond fraud case

A former chief inspector at the State Bank of Vietnam has been accused of receiving US$5.2 million in bribes to conceal a bank's violations in a major bond fraud case.
November 17, 2023 | 08:20 pm PT
Businesswoman swindles $24M in ginseng Ponzi scheme

Businesswoman swindles $24M in ginseng Ponzi scheme

A Hanoi businesswoman has been arrested for allegedly soliciting investment in a non-existent premium ginseng farming project to swindle people out of VND600 billion (US$24.6 million).
November 12, 2023 | 10:24 pm PT
Man poses as colonel to commit fraud

Man poses as colonel to commit fraud

A man in central Vietnam advertised himself as a colonel and put government plates on his car in order to take bribe money from two women.
November 3, 2023 | 03:39 pm PT
Fake police officer cons people wanting to go abroad out of $407,000

Fake police officer cons people wanting to go abroad out of $407,000

A Da Nang man who allegedly impersonated a police officer, and forged documents and seals for the purpose, to scam 17 people seeking to emigrate has been arrested.
November 2, 2023 | 11:12 pm PT
123 people arrested for orchestrating fake land sales

123 people arrested for orchestrating fake land sales

The Dong Nai Province police have arrested all 122 employees of a HCMC-based real estate company for allegedly hiring actors to fake demand and sell land.
September 4, 2023 | 03:00 am PT
Company chairman gets life for $24M fraud

Company chairman gets life for $24M fraud

A former Hanoi company chairman was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for swindling VND570 billion ($24.2 million) out of people by selling them phony "investments."
April 25, 2023 | 05:28 pm PT
Muong Thanh Group chairman prosecuted for fraud

Muong Thanh Group chairman prosecuted for fraud

Le Thanh Than, chairman of property giant Muong Thanh, is being prosecuted for false advertising and selling illegally constructed apartments in Hanoi’s Ha Dong District.
April 22, 2023 | 09:07 pm PT
Massive fraud trial postponed as accusers don't show

Massive fraud trial postponed as accusers don't show

A former Hanoi company chairman's trial, for allegedly defrauding over $100 million from more than 2,500 people by selling them phony "investments", has been rescheduled as hundreds of his accusers did not show up.
April 3, 2023 | 08:14 pm PT
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