Vietnam crypto boss accused of scam using fake ‘banh mi’ chain scheme
Vietnam News 16:33 05/04/2026A Vietnamese cryptocurrency executive allegedly used a fake ‘banh mi’ (Vietnamese sandwich) chain scheme to defraud investors, after launching digital tokens including VNDC, ONUS, and HNG and misleading promotions tied to a non-existent retail network, the Ministry of Public Security told a press briefing on Friday.
Japan to step up fight against scam proceed laundering
World 17:11 03/04/2026TOKYO -- The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi approved Friday amendments to the criminal proceeds transfer prevention law to give police stronger ammunition to crack down on money laundering by scammers.
Dubious AI detectors drive 'pay-to-humanize' scam
World 16:39 30/03/2026Feed an Iranian news dispatch or a literary classic into some text detectors, and they return the same verdict: AI-generated. Then comes the pitch: pay to "humanize" the writing, a pattern experts say bears the hallmarks of a scam.
Hanoi police bust international scam ring involving Chinese, Japanese suspects
Vietnam News 16:11 04/03/2026Hanoi police on Tuesday said they had dismantled a transnational cyber fraud ring that impersonated Japanese police and judicial officials, arresting seven foreign suspects accused of swindling about VND11 billion (US$420,000) from victims in Japan.
14 arrested in $97mn Cambodia-based online scam targeting Vietnamese victims
Vietnam News 21:34 14/02/2026Police in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam have arrested 14 Vietnamese suspects involved in a Cambodia-based, Vietnamese-led online fraud ring accused of cheating thousands of victims across Vietnam out of nearly US$97 million.
Vietnam police bust Hanoi-based phone scam ring targeting S.Koreans in S.Korea
Vietnam News 13:17 17/01/2026Hanoi police have dismantled a transnational phone scam ring involving eight foreign suspects, most of them South Koreans, accused of using a base in a high-end residential area of the Vietnamese capital to defraud victims in South Korea, authorities said.
16 scam-linked Japanese nationals held in Cambodia
World 17:22 17/12/2025BANGKOK -- Cambodian authorities have taken into custody 16 Japanese nationals for their suspected involvement in so-called special fraud, such as telephone scams, the Japanese Embassy in the Southeast Asian country said Wednesday.
UK court jails Chinese bitcoin fraudster for over 11 years
World 11:17 12/11/2025A Chinese woman who masterminded a multibillion-dollar bitcoin scam and evaded authorities for years was sentenced to 11 years and eight months in jail by a UK court Tuesday.
About 70 Vietnamese flee online scam hubs in Myanmar for Thailand
Vietnam News 14:03 07/11/2025Around 70 Vietnamese nationals have fled from Myanmar into Thailand after local authorities in Myanmar launched a crackdown on criminal networks and online scam operations, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Vietnamese man arrested for defrauding police officers in 16 provinces
Vietnam News 09:36 07/11/2025Police in Lai Chau Province, northern Vietnam have arrested a man accused of impersonating a criminal informant to swindle nearly VND196 million (US$7,450) from police officers across 16 provinces and cities.
13 Japanese detained at fraud base in Cambodia
World 17:04 05/11/2025TOKYO -- Thirteen Japanese nationals were detained at a base for special fraud in Bavet, a city in southeastern Cambodia, on Tuesday local time, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kei Sato said Wednesday.
Australian CEO of oil and gas firm arrested for $4.9mn loan scam in Vietnam
Vietnam News 12:40 19/10/2025Investigators from the Ministry of Public Security have arrested Ranjit Prithviraj Thambyrajah, a 65-year-old Australian national and CEO of Nam Song Hau Trading Investing Petroleum Joint Stock Company in Can Tho City, southern Vietnam, for allegedly committing fraud to misappropriate property totaling up to US$4.9 million, the company announced on Saturday.
