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.
Nearly 400 Vietnamese lose over $6mn in Cambodia-based fake police scam
Vietnam News 16:25 16/09/2025Police in Cao Bang Province, northern Vietnam said on Monday they recently dismantled a transnational cybercrime ring that posed as police officers, tricked victims into installing fake VNeID apps embedded with malware, and stole over VND160 billion (US$6 million) from nearly 400 people nationwide.
Vietnamese woman loses over $100,000 in online scam illegally using Vietnam Airlines images
Vietnam News 08:17 15/08/2023After she submitted over VND2.6 billion ($109,000), the scammers did an about-face, saying that she completed the tasks slowly and her credit score would be deducted
3 Vietnamese arrested in Japan for involvement in int’l romance scams
Vietnam News 14:10 18/11/2022The 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
Vietnam News 13:33 10/08/2022The defendants scammed more than 1,000 victims and appropriated over US$2 million
Da Nang CDC director arrested over COVID-19 test kit scam
Vietnam News 11:58 21/06/2022He 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
Vietnam News 15:45 18/06/2022The suspect has reportedly admitted the allegations
Woman indicted for appropriating money from 140 Vietnamese in labor export scam
Vietnam News 16:39 21/07/2021She appropriated more than US$269,250
Vietnam Airlines warns passengers of inbound charter flight ticket scam
Economy 15:58 13/07/2021Many customers have fallen victim to the con
Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City police break up ring operating illegal trading platforms
Vietnam News 18:39 14/05/2021Transactions 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
Vietnam News 23:02 30/03/2021The 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
Vietnam News 08:47 23/12/2020He tricked several residents and businesses into buying ‘black copper,’ also known as meteorite stone
