Hanoi police dismantle fraud ring that sold 5,000 bank accounts

Vietnam's Hanoi police, together with the Cybersecurity and High‑Tech Crime Prevention Department, broke up a criminal network that harvested personal data to open and sell more than 5,000 fraudulent bank accounts. The scheme earned the group nearly 6 billion Vietnamese dong.

Investigators identified 27‑year‑old Hà Tiến Đạt of Tân Trào, Tuyên Quang, as the ring’s leader. Associates including Dương Hồng Phúc recruited collaborators, collected data from residents of Phượng Dực, Phú Xuyên and Đại Xuyên, and paid commissions to participants. The gang also ran Facebook advertising for gambling websites and apps of Cambodia‑based company OKWIN.

Seven core members were arrested, and the case remains under investigation.