
Vietnamese man arrested over ‘black copper’ sale scams, demanding $75bn from 2 companies
He tricked several residents and businesses into buying ‘black copper,’ also known as meteorite stone
He tricked several residents and businesses into buying ‘black copper,’ also known as meteorite stone
She scammed 15 people and appropriated VND44 billion (US$1.9 million)
The application, named ‘Bo Cong An,’ is created by scammers to steal victims’ information and appropriate their property
They posed as police officers to carry out phone scams and appropriate over US$433,000
She introduced herself as a wealthy Viet Kieu to earn trust from her victims
The arrests of the four, aged between 22 and 36, were made following a joint investigation by the ministry and U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Homeland Security Investigations
The ring is led by Dalaxy Dave, a Nigerian currently living in Cambodia
The three defendants appropriated some US$69,000 from the victims
His mother said he had lost VND3 billion (US$129,000) to scammers during the sale of a land plot some months ago
She would upload photos found on the Internet to seafood trading Facebook groups to fish for buyers