From high-tech fraud to staged scams: unmasking recent foreign fraud cases in Vietnam
Vietnam News 15:40 22/10/2026A series of police raids across Vietnam has brought to light a troubling pattern involving foreign nationals operating illicit schemes within the country. From high-tech boiler rooms hidden in quiet provinces to staged gambling scams in bustling tourist hubs, law enforcement agencies are actively dismantling cross-border criminal networks that use Vietnam as an operational base.
84 suspects charged in transnational scam ring in Vietnam
Vietnam News 20:02 21/10/2026Police in Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam on Wednesday initiated criminal proceedings against 84 suspects in a transnational scam case involving the alleged use of computer networks, telecommunications networks, and electronic devices to appropriate property, as well as organizing illegal entry into or stays in Vietnam.
Hong Kong arrests 127 in Vietnamese-led loan-sharking syndicate
World 17:40 11/10/2026Hong Kong police have arrested 127 people, including 37 Vietnamese nationals, in a crackdown on a Vietnamese-led crime syndicate accused of loan sharking, operating illegal gambling dens and unlicensed bars, and helping undocumented immigrants find accommodation and work, according to Hong Kong media.
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).
6 Filipinos detained over alleged scam targeting foreign tourists in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 11:36 24/07/2026Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested six Philippine nationals for allegedly orchestrating an elaborate card-game scam that defrauded foreign tourists of some US$10,000.
Many left in debt after alleged Canada visa, World Cup scam in central Vietnam
Vietnam News 15:40 09/05/2026Many Vietnamese have fallen heavily into debt after being lured by alleged scams offering guaranteed Canadian visas, overseas jobs, and trips to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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.