Da Nang police dismantle 2,000‑trillion‑dong invoice fraud ring

Da Nang invoice fraud Nguyen Anh Tuan Nguyen Tien Trai 2,000 trillion VND

The Da Nang City Police, together with the Economic Crime Unit, announced on 1 August 2026 that they had broken up a large‑scale value‑added‑tax (VAT) fraud network operating in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. The scheme used 17 shell companies to issue more than 6,000 counterfeit invoices, covering transactions worth over 2,000 trillion VND (about 2 billion USD).

Two suspects were arrested: Nguyen Anh Tuan, chairman of Da Nang Gas Company (Công ty Cổ phần Dưỡng khí Đà Nẵng), and Nguyen Tien Trai, identified as the mastermind who coordinated the ghost companies and the money‑laundering of the illicit proceeds. The investigation found that the ring generated illegal profits exceeding 30 billion VND. Both men were formally charged and placed in pre‑trial detention on 31 July 2026, and the police continue to expand the probe to uncover additional participants.

Entities: Da Nang · Da Nang City Police · Da Nang Gas Company (Công ty Cổ phần Dưỡng khí Đà Nẵng) · Dưỡng khí Da Nang · Hanoi Police Department · Ho Chi Minh City · Hoang Gia Tan · LIBFX · Nguyen Anh Tuấn · Nguyen Tiến Trãi · Nguyễn Thanh Tú

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[● 4 SOURCES] The scheme issued more than 6,000 fake VAT invoices through 17 shell companies. (All four crime articles)
[● 4 SOURCES] Nguyen Tiến Trãi, born 1983, was identified as the leader of the scheme and arrested. (All four crime articles)
[● 4 SOURCES] The illicit profit from the scheme exceeded 30 trillion VND. (All four crime articles)
[● 4 SOURCES] Dưỡng khí Da Nẵng used the fake invoices to legitimize scrap‑metal inputs, filing hundreds of input invoices from 17 companies in Ho Chi Minh City worth over 400 trillion VND in goods before tax and 4 (All four crime articles)
[● 4 SOURCES] Authorities are expanding the investigation to identify additional participants in the invoice fraud network. (All four crime articles)
[● 4 SOURCES] The two suspects were detained on 31 July 2026 and are being investigated for the crime of “printing, issuing, buying and selling illegal invoices”. (All four crime articles)
[● 4 SOURCES] Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City police dismantled a VAT invoice fraud network with transaction value over 2,000 trillion VND. (Police statements in all five related articles)
[● 4 SOURCES] Nguyen Anh Tuan, chairman of Dưỡng khí Da Nẵng, was arrested and detained. (All four crime articles)