3 Vietnamese arrested in Japan for involvement in int’l romance scams
The monetary damage from the scams is estimated to exceed 100 million yen (US$714,165)
Ex-president of Vietnamese support center gets life sentence for scamming 1,000 people
The defendants scammed more than 1,000 victims and appropriated over US$2 million
Da Nang CDC director arrested over COVID-19 test kit scam
He allegedly worked with Viet A Corporation to gain profit from the procurement of COVID-19 test kits
Vietnamese man arrested over alleged student commuter pass scams in Japan
The suspect has reportedly admitted the allegations
Woman indicted for appropriating money from 140 Vietnamese in labor export scam
She appropriated more than US$269,250
Vietnam Airlines warns passengers of inbound charter flight ticket scam
Many customers have fallen victim to the con
Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City police break up ring operating illegal trading platforms
Transactions were estimated at hundreds of billions of dong (VND100 billion = US$4.3 million)
Woman jailed for life over $3.5mn fraud in southern Vietnam
The woman said she was running a highly profitable business and tricked 11 people into making an investment
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
Vietnamese woman gets life sentence over $1.9mn fraud
She scammed 15 people and appropriated VND44 billion (US$1.9 million)