Nghe An tried 37 defendants in a high-tech fraud ring from Cambodia, manipulating victims' psychology to appropriate nearly 9 billion VND.

Although the trial officially began at 8:30, the courtroom at Court No. 1 of Nghe An Provincial People's Court was already crowded. Security forces were strictly deployed to ensure security and order for the trial.

This is one of the trials that attracts special public attention, not only because of the number of defendants, up to 37 people, but also because of the sophisticated, organized and large-scale nature of the crime.

According to the indictment, due to not having stable jobs and needing money for personal expenses, the defendants: Tang Quang Vinh, Vu Hoang Minh Tuan, Le Tuan, Duong Minh Quyen, Luu Duc Duong, Dang Van Hai, Thai Van Hai, Le Van Tam, Pham Thanh Hau, Ngo Tu Anh, Nguyen Thi Lien, Le Van Diem, Bui Khac Phuc, Tran Ton Hong, Duong Minh Quy, Nguyen Thi Tra, Thai Huu Ngoc, Nguyen Thi Cuc, Dang Xuan Phong, Nguyen Cong Thang, Le Hong Duc, Tran Dinh Son, Bui Thi Nhung, Hoang Van Vinh, Hoang Van Quang, Thai Huynh Ngoc, Son Vi, Truong Ngoc Son, Thai Van Tuan, Duong Van Tuan, Le Minh Cuong, Le Dinh Vinh, Duong Minh Dung, Nguyen Van Sy, Tran Van Vinh, Loc Thi Kien, Nguyen Van Dung worked for fraudulent companies in Cambodia owned by A Tho (Taiwanese) and a company owned by Le Minh Dung (Vietnamese).

With the trick of calling victims impersonating state agencies, manipulating their psychology to appropriate property, the company is organized in a top-down system from the company owner, management and technicians, interpreters, D3, D2, D1.

Each position and department has its own tasks but works together, in which D1 makes a phone call, presses the ## button to transfer the call to D2, impersonates a police officer or investigator, manipulates the victim's psychology, then transfers the call to D3, instructs the victim to transfer money to the accounts and then appropriates it. D2 and D3 do not receive a fixed salary but receive commission from D1.

All D1, D2, D3 were of one mind from the beginning, working together to defraud and appropriate property of Vietnamese people. In the chain of actions to successfully carry out the fraud, any position cannot be absent.

At the end of the working day, the Company holds a meeting for all employees, disseminates lessons learned; rewards and commends those who successfully defraud large sums of money. All positions and employees play different roles in each fraud and receive salaries and commissions paid by the Company from the fraud proceeds.

During the period from 2021 to 2023, the defendants worked fraudulently at A Tho's company and Le Minh Dung's company, both headquartered in Bavet town, Svay Rieng province, Kingdom of Cambodia, and defrauded and appropriated the property of 4 Vietnamese victims with a total amount of VND 8,688,549,995.

The trial is scheduled to last for 3 days, from August 11 to 13, 2025. Nghe An Newspaper, Radio and Television will continue to update.

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List of 37 defendants brought to trial for "Crime of fraud and appropriation of property":
1. Vu Hoang Minh Tuan (born in 1992); Permanent residence and current address: No. 43, Bac Ai Street, Tan Thanh Ward, Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City.
2. Duong Minh Dung (born in 1991); Permanent residence and current residence: Dong Nam Hamlet, Quang Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An (now Quang Dong Commune, Nghe An Province).
3. Tang Quang Vinh (born in 1989); Permanent residence and current address: House No. 671/2C, 3rd floor, Nguyen Trai Street, Residential Group 30, Quarter 3A, Ward 11, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City.
4. Nguyen Van Dung (born in 1993); Permanent residence and current residence: Trung Bac Hamlet, Quang Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An (now Quang Dong Commune, Nghe An Province).
5. Luu Duc Duong (born 2000); Permanent residence and current residence: Dong Phu Hamlet, Dong Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An (now Quang Dong Commune, Nghe An Province).
6. Le Tuan (born in 1996); Permanent residence: House No. 1, Lot 18, Pham The Hien Street, Ward 4, District 8, Ho Chi Minh City; Current residence: House No. 14, electric pole 49, Long Phu quarter, Long Phu street, Can Giuoc town, Can Giuoc district, Long An province.
7. Dang Van Hai (born in 1990); Permanent residence and current residence: Trung Tin village, Yen Khe commune, Con Cuong district, Nghe An province (now Con Cuong commune, Nghe An province).
8. Thai Van Hai (born in 1984); Permanent residence and current residence: Quang Long Hamlet, Quang Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An Province (now Quang Dong Commune, Nghe An Province).
9. Duong Minh Quyen (born in 1997); Permanent residence and current residence: Dong Nam Hamlet, Quang Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An Province (now Quang Dong Commune, Nghe An Province).
10. Pham Thanh Hau (born in 1996); Permanent residence: No. 122B Bai Say Street, Ward 1, District 6, Ho Chi Minh City; Current residence: Group 2, Kim Dien Quarter, Can Giuoc Town, Can Giuoc District, Long An Province.
11. Tran Van Vinh (born in 1996); Permanent residence and current residence: Trung Bac Hamlet, Quang Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An Province (now Quang Dong Commune, Nghe An Province).
12. Nguyen Van Sy (born in 1996); Permanent residence and current residence: Trung Bac Hamlet, Quang Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An Province (now Quang Dong Commune, Nghe An Province).
13. Le Van Tam (born in 1998); Permanent residence and current residence: Village 1, Gia An commune, Tanh Linh district, Binh Thuan province.
14. Son Vi (born in 1993); Permanent residence and current residence: Thoi Hoa B Hamlet, Co Do Town, Co Do District, Can Tho City.
15. Dang Xuan Phong (born in 1995); Permanent residence and current residence: Trung Tin village, Yen Khe commune, Con Cuong district, Nghe An province (now Con Cuong commune, Nghe An province).
16. Bui Khac Phuc (born in 2004); Permanent residence and current residence: Trung Tin village, Yen Khe commune, Con Cuong district, Nghe An province (now Con Cuong commune, Nghe An province).
17. Nguyen Thi Lien (born in 1993); Permanent residence and current residence: Hamlet 5, Dien Lam commune, Dien Chau district, Nghe An province (now Hung Chau commune, Nghe An province).
18. Ngo Tu Anh (born in 1994); Permanent residence and current residence: Rang Dong Hamlet, Tay Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An Province (now Van Du Commune, Nghe An Province).
19. Thai Huynh Ngoc (born in 1999); Permanent residence: 35/15 Phu Tho, residential group 19, residential area 2, ward 1, district 11, Ho Chi Minh City; Current residence: Ke C2/42C Hamlet 3, Tan Nhut commune, Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City.
20. Loc Thi Kien (born in 1977); Permanent residence and current residence: No. 185A Chuong Duong, Tran Phu ward, Hai Duong city, Hai Duong.
21. Hoang Van Vinh (born in 1991); Permanent residence and current residence: Nhan Son Hamlet, Quang Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An Province (now Quang Dong Commune, Nghe An Province).
22. Le Van Diem (born in 1988); Permanent residence and current residence: Hamlet 5, Dien Lam commune, Dien Chau district, Nghe An province (now Hung Chau commune, Nghe An province).
23. Hoang Van Quang (born in 1988); Permanent residence and current residence: Nhan Son Hamlet, Quang Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An (now Quang Dong Commune, Nghe An Province).
24. Nguyen Cong Thang (born in 2002); Permanent residence and current residence: Trung Tin village, Yen Khe commune, Con Cuong district, Nghe An province (now Con Cuong commune, Nghe An province).
25. Le Hong Duc (born in 1999); Permanent residence and current residence: Thuy Khe village, Chi Khe commune, Con Cuong district, Nghe An province (now Con Cuong commune, Nghe An province).
26. Tran Dinh Son (born in 1991); Permanent residence and current residence: Thuy Khe village, Chi Khe commune, Con Cuong district, Nghe An province (now Con Cuong commune, Nghe An province).
27. Nguyen Thi Cuc (born in 1987); Permanent residence and current residence: Hamlet 7, Nghia Binh commune, Tan Ky district, Nghe An province (now Nghia Dong commune, Nghe An province).
28. Tran Ton Hong (born in 1994); Permanent residence and current residence: Tam Thinh Hamlet, Thinh Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An (now Van Du Commune, Nghe An Province).
29. Bui Thi Nhung (born in 1986); Permanent residence and current residence: Chu Trac Hamlet, Hoa Thanh Town, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An (now Yen Thanh Commune, Nghe An Province).
30. Nguyen Thi Tra (born in 1985); Permanent residence and current residence: Tien Son Hamlet, Tay Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An Province (now Van Du Commune, Nghe An Province).
31. Thai Huu Ngoc (born in 1995); Permanent residence and current residence: Dong Trung Hamlet, Dong Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An Province (now Quang Dong Commune, Nghe An Province).
32. Duong Minh Quy (born in 1994); Permanent residence and current residence: Dong Nam Hamlet, Quang Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An (now Quang Dong Commune, Nghe An Province).
33. Le Minh Cuong (born in 1980); Permanent residence and current residence: Nha Loc village, Dong Thang commune, Trieu Son district, Thanh Hoa province.
34. Truong Ngoc Son (born in 2002); Permanent residence and current residence: Dong Luoc Hamlet, Kim Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An Province (now Quang Dong Commune, Nghe An Province).
35. Thai Van Tuan (born in 1999); Permanent residence and current residence: Trai Mat Hamlet, Kim Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An Province (now Quang Dong Commune, Nghe An Province).
36. Le Dinh Vinh (born in 1988); Permanent residence and current residence: Kim Thanh Hamlet, Hung Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An Province (Giai Lac Commune, Nghe An Province).
37. Duong Van Tuan (born in 1993); Permanent residence and current residence: Cong Van Hamlet, Thinh Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An Province (now Van Du Commune, Nghe An Province).