Wanted Vietnamese official nabbed while hiding in Ho Chi Minh City
Truong Hai An, former vice-director of the Binh Dinh labor department, has been arrested for property appropriation
Ex-Agribank branch director nabbed for fraud in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
The ex-director and his accessory appropriated VND2.35 billion (US$101,250) from a client
Vietnam woman fishes for victims with fake seafood sale on Facebook
She would upload photos found on the Internet to seafood trading Facebook groups to fish for buyers
Vietnam competition authority warns against prize winning scams on fake Facebook pages
Gullible consumers would follow the instructions of the con artists only to lose their real money attempting to claim the non-existent prizes
400 fall victim to devious driving center in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
The facility does not have a license to run driving courses
Ex-chairman stands trial for role in $17mn land fraud in Vietnamese beach city
Leaders of a real estate company appropriated over VND400 billion (US$17.2 million) from 290 victims
Vietnamese police arrest 5 for impersonating defense officers for swindle
The group used false documents to form and company in the defense ministry’s name
Taiwanese, Vietnamese suspects arrested over $440,000 phone scams
The Taiwanese suspects started the fraud ring before recruiting the Vietnamese members
Three suspects of foreign origin arrested for swindling $43,000 out of Vietnamese woman
As a decoy, the men claimed to have received a package tantalizingly full of U.S. banknotes shipped from abroad
Former Vietnamese banker misappropriating customer’s savings hunted worldwide
The official has escaped with over US$10 million