Vietnam police bust international fraud ring led by Nguyen Dang Dung

On 4 June 2026, police in Nghệ An province, Vietnam, coordinated a nationwide raid that detained 24 members of a cross‑border fraud network operating in several provinces. The ring, headed by Nguyen Dang Dung (born 1990) and assisted by Pham Van Tung and Nguyen Dang Hieu, had earlier run a front‑company in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, using high‑tech methods to defraud Vietnamese citizens.

Investigators said the gang created fake Facebook profiles of attractive women to befriend prosperous men, then lured them into “online shopping” schemes promising large commissions. Victims were persuaded to transfer money for purchases that never arrived. From May 2023 to January 2026 the scammers swindled 63 victims of about 36.5 billion VND, including more than 6.6 billion VND in just four days.

The operation seized 30 mobile phones, two laptops, 15 passports, one car and over 20 grams of various narcotics. Authorities continue to expand the investigation.