Da Nang police arrest 2 for establishing shell companies to sell fake invoices for almost $82mn

Two women in Da Nang City, the capital of central Vietnam, have been apprehended for allegedly creating over 50 shell companies and issuing hundreds of thousands of counterfeit invoices worth a staggering VND2 trillion (US$81.6 million).

Investigators from the municipal police agency on Thursday filed charges against Bui Thi Thu Nguyet, 33, and Nguyen Thi Khanh Van, 37, both residents of Da Nang, for illegally trading fake invoices.

By issuing these invoices, the duo raked in billions of Vietnamese dong through their dozens of shell companies, according to results from the preliminary investigation.

According to police officers, the shell companies run by Nguyet and Van dealt with enterprises both in the city and across the country, making the case extremely complicated.

As such, the police are broadening their probe into the case.

The investigation was launched after Da Nang’s police department discovered that individuals in the city had been taking advantage of certain mechanisms to establish shell companies to sell bogus invoices.

Such invoice fraud has negatively affected business, production activities, tax agencies, and the state budget.

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