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Vietnam police warn of impersonation scams targeting citizens and businesses
Police forces in several Vietnamese provinces have issued alerts about fraud schemes in which perpetrators pose as police officers or other officials to obtain money transfers. In Hà Tĩnh, authorities stopped a scam that could have taken 79 million VND from an elderly woman who received calls from people claiming to be police and demanding a transfer for a supposed investigation. In Đắk Lắk, police arrested a suspect, Trương Duy Khương, after he allegedly defrauded victims of more than 393 million VND by promising cheap goods and then demanding additional deposits. The Cần Thơ cyber‑security unit warned businesses about a coordinated scheme where scammers, pretending to be police or state officials, place large orders for industrial fans, secure advance deposits and then disappear with the funds. Across the warnings, police advise the public not to transfer money based on phone calls or messages, to verify identities through official channels, and to report any suspicious contact immediately. The campaigns aim to curb losses that have reached hundreds of millions of dong and to protect consumers and enterprises from organized fraud.
Entities
Can Thơ City Police · Công ty Trách nhiệm hữu hạn Cơ khí B.K · Cần Thơ Police · Hà Tĩnh Police · N. V. K · N.V.H (fake officer) · Trương Duy Khương · Vietnam Police · Yên Bài Police · Đắk Lắk Police · Đắk Lắk Province Police
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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The impersonator identified himself as N.V.H, claiming to be from the Planning and Logistics Department of Kênh 5 Prison. www.vietnamplus.vn
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Victims were directed to a fictitious supplier called Công ty Trách nhiệm hữu hạn Cơ khí B.K. www.vietnamplus.vn
- [● 2 SOURCES] The scheme used offers of cheap goods and requests for additional deposits to defraud victims. cafebiz.vn
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Can Thơ city police warned of a scam where perpetrators impersonate police officers to place large orders and solicit deposits. www.vietnamplus.vn
- [● 2 SOURCES] Police in Đắk Lắk advised the public not to trust unusually cheap offers and to verify sellers before transferring money. cafebiz.vn
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Police advise businesses not to transfer deposits based on such calls and to verify the legitimacy of any large‑scale purchase request. www.vietnamplus.vn
- [● 2 SOURCES] The fraud involved misappropriating more than 393 million VND. cafebiz.vn
- [● 2 SOURCES] Trương Duy Khương (born 1994) was arrested and detained for investigation of fraud. cafebiz.vn