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Financial fraud incidents in Vietnam

Overview

Recent reports highlight different methods of financial fraud occurring in Vietnam.

In Ha Tinh Province, authorities and bank staff prevented a scam where perpetrators impersonated police officers to manipulate a woman into transferring over 1 billion VND. The scammers used threats regarding alleged involvement in drug trafficking to pressure the victim into withdrawing her savings.

In a separate case in Phu Tho Province, authorities have prosecuted 52-year-old Pham Thi Lay for ‘fraudulent appropriation of property’. Between August 2022 and November 2025, Lay allegedly defrauded a grocery and fruit shop owner through a repetitive scheme involving 677 deceptive bank transfers totaling approximately 1.23 billion VND.

Lay reportedly exploited the victim's trust as a regular customer by paying for goods at a later date. To confirm payments, she would send screenshots of seemingly successful transaction messages. However, investigations revealed she intentionally entered incorrect characters in the recipient's account number; while the transactions appeared successful on screen, the errors caused the funds to be automatically returned to her own account.

Entities

Phú Thọ Provincial Police · Phung Thi Lay · Tu My Commune Police · Hà Tĩnh Province · Agribank

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Phu Tho police prosecute woman for 1.23 billion VND bank transfer fraud

    Phung Thi Lay has been prosecuted in Phu Tho, Vietnam, for allegedly defrauding a grocery store owner of over 1.23 billion VND using 677 deceptive bank transfer screenshots.

  2. [CRIME] 6 sources
    Phu Tho woman prosecuted for 1.2 billion VND bank transfer fraud

    A woman in Phu Tho, Vietnam, has been prosecuted for defrauding a grocery shop owner of over 1.2 billion VND through 677 fake bank transfer screenshots.

  3. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Agribank staff and police prevent 1 billion VND fraud in Ha Tinh

    Police and Agribank staff in Ha Tinh, Vietnam, prevented a scammer from stealing over 1 billion VND from a woman through impersonation and psychological manipulation.

Sources

baogialai.com.vn · baolaocai.vn · cafef.vn · kienthuc.net.vn · soha.vn · tuoitre.vn

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