Vietnam leads ASEAN in online scam exposure, case resolution: GSMA report
Vietnam News 16:04 11/09/2026While Vietnam has recorded the highest scam rate in the ASEAN region over the past 12 months, victims are also more likely than those elsewhere in ASEAN to see their cases resolved, according to a report recently released by the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA).
11 Chinese nationals arrested in Vietnam for allegedly running online scam targeting French citizens
Vietnam News 19:56 09/07/2026Police in Bac Ninh Province, northern Vietnam, have arrested 11 Chinese nationals allegedly involved in an online fraud ring that operated a fake e-commerce platform to defraud French citizens.
Ho Chi Minh City police smash Chinese-led online scam rings
Ho Chi Minh City 17:48 22/06/2026Police in Ho Chi Minh City have cracked down on several cyber fraud operations allegedly organized by Chinese nationals, preventing them from launching large-scale scams.
Ho Chi Minh City police bust online scam ring involving 42 Chinese nationals
Ho Chi Minh City 16:53 21/06/2026Police in Ho Chi Minh City have discovered 42 Chinese nationals staying illegally in Vietnam and seized hundreds of electronic devices at a residence, suspected of being used for an online scam operation.
Vietnamese police bust online scam network relocating from Cambodia
Vietnam News 13:57 12/06/2026Police in Phu Tho Province, northern Vietnam have dismantled a transnational online fraud operation that was attempting to relocate its base from Cambodia to Vietnam.
Bank staff, police foil $50,000 overseas transfer scam in north-central Vietnam
Vietnam News 08:46 29/03/2026Bank employees and local police in Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam have helped a woman avoid falling victim to an online scam involving a promised overseas money transfer worth US$50,000.
Elderly Vietnamese woman narrowly escapes $800,000 ‘international gift’ scam
Vietnam News 08:18 13/02/2026A 72-year-old woman in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam, has narrowly avoided losing her life savings after falling victim to an online scam involving a purported ‘international gift’ worth US$800,000.
205 Vietnamese arrested in Cambodia-based online scam ring led by Chinese
Vietnam News 16:22 15/01/2026Vietnamese police have dismantled a large transnational online fraud network in Cambodia, arresting 205 Vietnamese nationals and repatriating 74 of them so far, authorities in Tuyen Quang Province, northern Vietnam said on Thursday.
