Police dismantle illegal lottery ring worth over 50 billion VND.

On December 25th, the Quang Nam Provincial Police announced that the Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention Department, in coordination with professional units of the Ministry of Public Security, the Tam Ky City Police, and the Thang Binh District Police, had successfully dismantled a criminal ring.gambling ringThrough social media, a large-scale lottery betting operation worth over 50 billion VND was organized and led by Phan Thị Thu Hà (born in 1978, residing in Tam Ngọc commune, Tam Kỳ city).

Accordingly, through investigation, the police discovered that several individuals were using cyberspace to organize gambling in the form of lottery betting for many people in Tam Ky City and neighboring districts.

These individuals use social media and disposable SIM cards to accept lottery bets and use bank accounts that are not registered in their names to receive gambling money transfers…

Initial investigations revealed that, starting in June 2024, Tran Thi Phuong, Tran Thi Ly, Vo Kim Tuan, Huynh Thi Thuong, Nguyen Thi Be, and Pham Thi Nhan (all residing in Tam Ky City) exploited the daily lottery results of the Central and Northern provinces to organize online betting via social media and SMS messages, then compiled and forwarded the bets to Phan Thi Thu Ha to receive a 5% commission.

Afterward, Ha forwarded the lottery tickets received that day to Nguyen Luong Tri.

The amount of money Ha received and transferred for lottery betting each day ranged from 50 to 100 million VND, and she received 5% of the total amount transferred to Tri. From June to December 15th, the total transaction amount between the suspects exceeded 50 billion VND.

Currently, the police have arrested eight individuals involved in this illegal lottery ring. They have also seized 19 mobile phones, 46 million VND, over 2,000 pages of extracted transaction documents, and many other related items and materials.

The case is under extensive investigation.