Vietnam police bust illegal Telegram porn scheme and bank‑account fraud ring

Vietnamese authorities arrested 23‑year‑old Nguyen Tiến Đức from Nghệ An after a Bắc Ninh police operation uncovered closed Telegram groups, “LUIS BÁN NHÓM VIP 18” and “Kênh HSSV”. The groups attracted hundreds of members and charged fees of 250,000‑400,000 VND for access to pornographic videos. Police seized about 5 GB of data and detained the suspect on charges of distributing obscene material.

Separately, the Hưng Yên provincial criminal police indicted five individuals, led by H. V. T, for establishing more than 100 shell companies and opening corporate bank accounts that were sold through Telegram to criminal networks in Cambodia. The accounts were used for fraud, money‑laundering and illicit gambling, generating illicit proceeds of roughly 500 million VND. The suspects face charges under Article 291 of the Vietnamese Penal Code for illegal handling of bank‑account information.