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Older people increasingly fall prey to scams promising prizes, fake rewards

Older people increasingly fall prey to scams promising prizes, fake rewards

Many senior citizens have lost their life savings to scams, often involving promises of large prizes or expensive gifts or threats from fraudsters posing as police officers.
Woman arrested for fraud in US labor export scheme

Woman arrested for fraud in US labor export scheme

Additional assets worth $3.9M seized in Vietnam’s biggest stock fraud

Additional assets worth $3.9M seized in Vietnam’s biggest stock fraud

31 luxury cars seized in Vietnam's largest stock scam

31 luxury cars seized in Vietnam's largest stock scam

The police have seized 31 luxury cars, including Porsche, Jaguar, Mercedes, Lexus, Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini, and Ferrari, as part of the investigation into Vietnam's largest stock fraud, where TikToker Mr. Pips defrauded thousands of victims.
December 12, 2024 | 09:07 pm PT
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
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.
February 21, 2024 | 03:21 pm PT
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
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