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Korean seasonal job scams rife in Vietnam

Korean seasonal job scams rife in Vietnam

Many people are falling prey to scammers who lure them into believing they can get seasonal jobs in South Korea under an official employment program.
Woman arrested for swindling $428,000 from job seekers to South Korea

Woman arrested for swindling $428,000 from job seekers to South Korea

Le Thi Chuc Phuong, a 43-year-old Vietnamese-South Korean woman, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding hundreds seeking employment in South Korea, resulting in a theft of VND10.5 billion (US$427,800).
January 21, 2024 | 06:28 am 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
Hanoi man tricked into spending $68,000 on 'magic' stones

Hanoi man tricked into spending $68,000 on 'magic' stones

A southern con gang has scammed a Hanoi man by palming off on him two stones it claimed could "destroy metal" for VND1.66 billion (US$68,000).
January 7, 2024 | 11:09 pm PT
Woman swindles $90,800 from lover via paternity lie

Woman swindles $90,800 from lover via paternity lie

A woman in Hanoi has been caught tricking her lover out of VND2.2 billion (US$90,800) by claiming her husband's child was his.
December 9, 2023 | 04:00 pm PT
Tinder dates conspire to extort money from men

Tinder dates conspire to extort money from men

Two Tinder dates in Hanoi conspired with each other to trick men into hotels for sex before extorting their money.
November 18, 2023 | 02:32 am 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
Property developer jailed for life after selling non-existent projects

Property developer jailed for life after selling non-existent projects

Members of a company in the southern Binh Duong Province have received jail terms for selling non-existent projects to 384 people for VND162 billion (US$6.6 million).
November 2, 2023 | 01:46 am PT
Hanoi group investigated for online tour booking scam

Hanoi group investigated for online tour booking scam

Three people in Hanoi are being investigated for tricking people into paying them for non-existent budget hotel rooms, flight tickets and tours.
October 12, 2023 | 05:20 pm PT
$8M stolen from 300 people via 'dating app'

$8M stolen from 300 people via 'dating app'

Police say that some 300 people in the Central Highlands' Dak Lak Province had a total of over VND200 billion ($8.2 million) stolen from them by a fake "dating app."
October 3, 2023 | 04:49 pm PT
6,600 people lost $354M to real estate developer Tan Hoang Minh's bond scam: police

6,600 people lost $354M to real estate developer Tan Hoang Minh's bond scam: police

Do Anh Dung, chairman of real estate developer Tan Hoang Minh, was accused of issuing nine bond packages through subsidiary firms to steal over VND8.6 trillion (US$353.84 million) from 6,600 investors.
October 1, 2023 | 05:01 am PT
Man caught stealing lottery tickets from disabled woman

Man caught stealing lottery tickets from disabled woman

A man was arrested in the southern province of Dong Nai for tricking a disabled woman by swapping the lottery tickets she was selling with around 500 expired ones.
September 26, 2023 | 07:18 am PT
Beauty queen arrested in fake land sale scam

Beauty queen arrested in fake land sale scam

A beauty queen in the Central Highlands' Lam Dong Province has been arrested for allegedly tricking a man in a land sale, stealing VND1.8 billion ($74,120) from him.
September 21, 2023 | 03:11 am PT
Hanoi man loses $416,000 in Telegram 'dating club' swindle

Hanoi man loses $416,000 in Telegram 'dating club' swindle

A Hanoi man claims to have been duped out of VND10 billion (US$416,000) when he tried to join a "dating club" on the Telegram messaging app.
August 28, 2023 | 07:53 pm PT
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