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Vietnam swindle

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).

Korean seasonal job scams rife in Vietnam

Korean seasonal job scams rife in Vietnam

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

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

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

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

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