Tag: "online scam"
11 Chinese nationals arrested in Vietnam for allegedly running online scam targeting French citizens

11 Chinese nationals arrested in Vietnam for allegedly running online scam targeting French citizens

Vietnam News 19:56 09/07/2026

Police 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 police smash Chinese-led online scam rings

Ho Chi Minh City 17:48 22/06/2026

Police 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 police bust online scam ring involving 42 Chinese nationals

Ho Chi Minh City 16:53 21/06/2026

Police 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

Vietnamese police bust online scam network relocating from Cambodia

Vietnam News 13:57 12/06/2026

Police 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

Bank staff, police foil $50,000 overseas transfer scam in north-central Vietnam

Vietnam News 08:46 29/03/2026

Bank 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

Elderly Vietnamese woman narrowly escapes $800,000 ‘international gift’ scam

Vietnam News 08:18 13/02/2026

A 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

205 Vietnamese arrested in Cambodia-based online scam ring led by Chinese

Vietnam News 16:22 15/01/2026

Vietnamese 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.