Nghe An police busted a gambling ring with over 250 billion VND, seized many supercars
The Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention Department and the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Province Police jointly led a successful investigation, arresting a group of 17 online gamblers, with a total transaction amount of more than 10 million USDT (equivalent to more than 250 billion VND) occurring in Nghe An Province and several provinces and cities across the country, and seizing many supercars.
Through the work of grasping the situation, the Department of Cyber Security and Prevention of High-Tech Crime and the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Provincial Police discovered an online gambling ring in the form of binary options (BO) on the website "Lokichi.com" operating on a mobile, inter-provincial, transnational scale with servers located abroad operated by foreigners with very sophisticated and professional methods and tricks.
In Vietnam, the gambling ring was led by Tran Vu Toan (born in 1990), residing in Binh Thanh district, Ho Chi Minh City, and Nguyen Dinh Khoi (born in 1994), residing in Tay Hoa district, Phu Yen province.
It is worth mentioning that in order to attract more players to join the network, Tran Vu Toan and other subjects used social networking platforms such as Facebook, Zalo, Telegram... to polish their names, show off their wealth after participating in the "Lokichi" trading floor by taking photos, buying luxury cars, branded goods, traveling to many places...
Determining the nature and severity of the acts committed by this group of subjects, the Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention and Control and the Criminal Police Department of the Provincial Police jointly chaired the establishment of a special project to combat them.
After a period of monitoring and synchronous application of professional measures, within 2 days (August 29-30, 2024), under the direction of the Provincial Police Department, the Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention and Control and the Criminal Police Department co-chaired and coordinated with the Police of units and localities in many provinces and cities, simultaneously arrested 17 subjects (including 10 men, 7 women, aged 21 to 42) in the areas of Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Hanoi, Yen Bai, Quang Nam, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Yen, Kon Tum and Ba Ria - Vung Tau.
In Nghe An, related to the above gambling ring, the ringleader Hoang Thi Hoa (born in 1982), residing in Hung Dung ward, Vinh city, was arrested. In addition to Hoa, 3 other subjects were arrested, including: Trinh Xuan Duc (born in 2001), residing in Nghi Phong commune, Nghi Loc district; Tran Thi Xuan (born in 1987), residing in Ben Thuy ward, Vinh city and Hoang Thi Thu Trang (born in 1987), registered permanent residence in Lac Son commune, Do Luong district.
The police seized and temporarily detained the exhibits of the case, including: 5 supercars; 20 smartphones; 1 desktop computer. Initial determination, from the beginning of 2024 until now, the total amount of money the subjects transacted online gambling from the Lokichi forum amounted to more than 10 million USDT (equivalent to more than 250 billion VND). At the investigation agency, the subjects all confessed to their crimes, consistent with the documents and evidence collected.
Currently, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Province is detaining the 17 above-mentioned subjects, consolidating documents and evidence, and continuing to fight and expand the case.
