Authorities raided four apartments and dismantled a group impersonating Japanese police officers who defrauded victims of 11 billion VND.
Police raided four apartments and dismantled a gang that impersonated Japanese police officers, defrauding people of 11 billion VND through cryptocurrency; dozens of devices were seized.
On the evening of March 3rd, the head of the Immigration Management Department of the Hanoi City Police announced that they had just dismantled a group impersonating Japanese police officers to commit fraud.misappropriation of property.
Specifically, at 4 PM on February 28th, the Immigration Management Department simultaneously inspected four locations suspected of harboring foreigners in the Ciputra urban area (Phu Thuong ward) and apartment 1903, building S, Mipec 122–124 Xuan Thuy apartment complex (Cau Giay ward).
Following an investigation, authorities dismantled an organized, transnational high-tech fraud ring.
At these locations, the police discovered 7 foreign nationals (3 Chinese nationals and 4 Japanese nationals) suspected of engaging in online fraud and property theft. Among them, ZH (a Chinese national) was identified as the mastermind and ringleader.
According to initial investigation documents, from August 2025 to the present, the suspects have been creating scenarios impersonating Japanese police officers, prosecutors, and court officials to call citizens living in Japan.
This group claimed to have "found a bag of documents" belonging to the victim, while simultaneously providing false information about their personal data being used in illegal activities, requesting cooperation in "verification and investigation," and forcing the victim to transfer Ethereum (ETH) cryptocurrency to "assist in the investigation." The total amount of money stolen is estimated at approximately 11 billion VND.
The seized items included 65 mobile phones, 19 tablets, 3 laptops, 12 walkie-talkies, 4 sets of Japanese police uniforms, and some cash.
