Strong solutions needed to stop high-tech fraud crimes

According to National Assembly Deputy Nguyen Huu Thong (Lam Dong), the situation of high-tech crimes has recently been resolutely handled by functional sectors and has tended to decrease, but the level of danger, sophisticated tricks and scale are increasingly large.

On the morning of October 9, the National Assembly discussed in the Hall the Government's Report on crime prevention and control and law violations in 2025.

National Assembly Delegate Nguyen Huu Thong ( Lam Dong ) speaks. Photo: Q.Khanh

Speaking at the discussion session, National Assembly Deputy Nguyen Huu Thong (Lam Dong) expressed his agreement with the assessments, comments and results stated in the Government's Report. According to the delegate, the Report was carefully and seriously prepared, reflecting a relatively comprehensive picture of security and order in the context of the complex developments in the region and the world , affecting Vietnam in many ways.

Delegate Nguyen Huu Thong assessed that the Government had correctly identified the complex nature of crimes, from traditional to non-traditional; at the same time, he clearly acknowledged the great efforts and determination of the functional forces, especially the People's Public Security, in synchronously implementing measures to prevent, combat and suppress crimes. These results have significantly contributed to maintaining a safe and stable environment for socio-economic development and strengthening people's trust.

Besides the achieved results, according to delegate Thong, the work of preventing crimes, especially fraud and property appropriation crimes online, has not yet met people's expectations.

In fact, the number of fraud cases through impersonating banks, police agencies, courts, financial investments or online trading still occurs with high frequency. Many victims lose all their life savings, even falling into debt and deadlock.

In many cases, victims promptly reported to the authorities, but tracing the money flow, identifying the ringleaders and recovering assets still encountered many obstacles because the subjects used non-owner bank accounts, virtual e-wallets, servers located abroad, and organized, transnational activities.

"This is an issue that has received special attention from voters and people in recent times," delegate Nguyen Huu Thong emphasized.

According to delegates, the crime situation in the field of information technology and telecommunications networks in recent years has been resolutely handled by functional sectors and has tended to decrease (11.53%), but the nature and level of danger are still complicated, sophisticated and cause great damage.

Typical cases include the case of Pho Duc Nam, who along with his accomplices committed financial investment fraud, appropriating more than 5,000 billion VND from thousands of victims nationwide. The case of a cross-border fraud ring dismantled by Bac Ninh Provincial Police, with its "headquarters" abroad, the subjects appropriated nearly 1,000 billion VND from more than 13,000 victims.

Or in the case of a very large-scale fraud ring investigated by Thanh Hoa Provincial Police, the subjects operated from abroad but used thousands of domestic bank accounts to withdraw money.

“The above cases show the particularly dangerous nature, sophisticated tricks and increasingly large scale of high-tech fraud crimes, and also reflect the great difficulties in detecting, investigating, handling and recovering assets for victims,” said delegate Nguyen Huu Thong.

To ensure people feel secure and safe when conducting transactions in the digital environment, to be digital citizens and not be scammed and have their assets appropriated in cyberspace, National Assembly Deputy Nguyen Huu Thong recommended that the Government focus on synchronously implementing key solutions.

These include perfecting the law on preventing and combating high-tech crimes, protecting personal data, managing digital platforms and payment intermediaries; increasing investment in resources, equipment, and specialized training for specialized forces; and promoting international cooperation in tracing and recovering cross-border assets.

At the same time, improve the effectiveness of propaganda, equip people with skills to prevent and fight fraud; tighten the management of junk SIM cards, unregistered bank accounts, and inspect platforms with high risk of fraud.

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