Authorities dismantled a scam ring that specialized in using the "Vietnamese scamming other Vietnamese" tactic.

(NLDO) - Quang Binh police have just dismantled a cross-border fraud ring operating in Cambodia, in which a group of Chinese nationals used Vietnamese people as tools.

Dinh Van Quan at the investigative agency (wearing a blue jacket)

The Quang Binh Provincial Police Investigation Agency has just issued a decision to initiate criminal proceedings and indict 15 defendants with various roles and positions in a cross-border fraud organization operating in Cambodia for the crime of "Fraudulent appropriation of property". This is a sophisticated criminal organization with many new tricks and a well-organized structure.

Chinese nationals are the ringleaders of a fraud organization.

This criminal organization, led by Chinese nationals, operates in the PoiPet area of ​​Cambodia, a border region with Thailand known for its numerous casinos and illegal activities. Notably, these individuals use Vietnamese people to defraud other Vietnamese people.

Accordingly, Dinh Van Quan (born in 1996; residing in Vinh Loc district, Thanh Hoa province) initially went to Cambodia to work at the PoiPet area. Due to poor work performance, Quan was transferred to work as a kitchen assistant. In June 2024, Quan returned to work in the company's fraud department, assigned to the "sales" team with the task of "killing customers" - directly carrying out fraudulent activities.

According to Quân's confession, the total amount of salary and bonuses he received from his Chinese employers was approximately 150 million VND. During his employment, Quân defrauded Vietnamese victims of about 1.5 billion VND.

Similarly, Vu Quang Khai (born in 2000; residing in Bac Giang City, Bac Giang Province) worked at the fraudulent company from April 2024. Khai was assigned an employee code to communicate and report work to the team leader and relevant departments. In late March 2024 alone, Khai defrauded approximately 1.2 billion VND. The total amount of salary and bonuses Khai received from the company was approximately 160 million VND.

According to investigators, this criminal organization operated tightly, with a clear division of tasks among its groups, including groups making phone calls (getting acquainted with and recruiting victims); groups interacting via text messages (providing guidance and building trust); groups offering excuses (enticing victims to pay more money); and groups playing the victim (to increase credibility and stimulate greed)...

The tactic of using "Vietnamese people to deceive other Vietnamese people"

The Vietnamese employees working at the PoiPet facility were all hired by Chinese individuals. The scam targeting Vietnamese victims was organized into several different departments, each responsible for a part of the elaborately orchestrated fraud scheme.

The suspects are currently being held in custody for investigation.

The call center staff are tasked with finding "potential customers" and offering them a job that involves leaving 5-star reviews on Google Maps. Once customers agree, they are instructed to add the Zalo account of the call center staff and the person directly carrying out the scam as friends.

After the victim adds the scammer on Zalo, the guidance department will chat with them, asking them to download and register accounts on the company's internal chat applications such as Cochat, Delay..., and also register for a wallet to receive money on websites provided by the company such as: http://m.bozmrvvrcuywy.com; http://m.lumidexna.cc .

The victims were then drawn into work groups, which included many fake accounts posing as real participants. These individuals pretended to have purchased mission packages, successfully deposited money, and made profits to gain the victims' trust.

Initially, this organization would often pay victims a small profit to entice them to invest more. When victims deposited large sums of money, the instructors would give excuses such as: incorrect operation, wrong transfer details, need to deposit more money to increase credit score before withdrawal… Then, the entire amount would be stolen.

The guidance department will collect the victim's bank account information and send it to the account management department to proceed with the withdrawal. The verification department will then call the victim directly to confirm the amount of money stolen, ensuring it matches the report from the guidance department.

During the course of the operation, the coordinated forces (including the Le Thuy District Police, the Cyber ​​Security Department of the Quang Binh Provincial Police, and the Noi Bai International Airport Border Police) summoned 12 individuals: Dinh Van Quan, Vu Quang Khai, Tran Quoc Duy (born in 2001), Luu Hoang Nam (born in 2004), Tran Van Thuan (born in 1997), Le Van Chien (born in 1998), Le Thi Linh (born in 2000), and Trieu Hoai Thu (born in 2004), all from Thanh Hoa province.

The group of individuals in Bac Giang province involved in this drug trafficking ring includes: Vu Van Khiem (born 1986), Nguyen Van Vuong (born 2002), Tran Thi Vui (born 1991), and Dao Quynh Trang (born 2008). Further investigation by authorities identified three more related individuals: Dinh Van Sang (born 2000); Dao Van Thu (born 1984); and Hoang Thi Viet Anh (born 1982).

Based on the suspects' statements, investigators determined that in the building in the PoiPet area, managed by Chinese nationals, each floor was a workspace for employees from countries such as China, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam. The Chinese managers recruited and employed staff who spoke a particular language to defraud citizens of that country.

The case is still under extensive investigation to apprehend and prosecute the ringleaders.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/triet-pha-duong-day-lua-dao-chuyen-dung-chieu-nguoi-viet-lua-nguoi-viet-196250217183315021.htm