Dismantling a transnational fraud ring.
The suspects confessed that from October 2024 to the present, they have committed fraud against approximately 500 victims nationwide, with a total amount of over 250 billion VND stolen.
Through intelligence gathering, situational awareness, and the coordinated use of various professional methods, along with the establishment of a special investigation case, the Criminal Police Department of Ninh Binh Provincial Police has successfully dismantled a transnational online fraud ring, arresting 12 suspects. Initial investigations indicate that the suspects committed hundreds of frauds, appropriating over 250 billion VND.
According to the investigation documents, Nguyen Van Cuong (born in 1998, residing in Yen Phong commune, Bac Ninh province) and Nguyen Van Phuong (born in 1992, residing in Yen Trung commune, Bac Ninh province) are the two ringleaders of the operation. To carry out their crimes, the suspects recruited many Vietnamese citizens and brought them to Cambodia, organizing online fraud activities with specific and tightly controlled task assignments.
During their operations, the perpetrators employed various sophisticated methods and tactics, such as impersonating police officers, prosecutors, judges, bankers, and tax officials; creating fake websites and applications of agencies and businesses to gain the trust of victims. Simultaneously, they developed numerous scam scenarios, including recruiting online collaborators, financial investments, stock market scams, cryptocurrency scams, emotional fraud, and hijacking social media accounts to borrow money.
In particular, these individuals impersonate officers and soldiers of the armed forces, contacting shops and businesses to order large quantities of goods, then asking the victims to purchase other items and transfer deposits or advance payments to accounts designated by them in order to embezzle assets.
Implementing the plan to crack the case, on June 23, the Criminal Police Department of Ninh Binh Provincial Police, in coordination with professional units of the Ministry of Public Security and the police of several provinces and cities, simultaneously deployed task forces to summon, search, and arrest 12 individuals involved in the network.
During the search, the police seized numerous items and tools used in criminal activities, including cash, cars, mobile phones, computers, personal documents, jewelry, and many related documents.
During the investigation, the suspects confessed that from October 2024 to the present, they had committed fraud against approximately 500 victims nationwide, with a total amount of over 250 billion VND stolen.
Based on the documents and evidence collected, the Ninh Binh Provincial Police Investigation Agency has initiated a criminal case, indicted and temporarily detained 6 individuals for the crime of "Fraudulent appropriation of property," and applied other procedural measures to the remaining 6 individuals to continue the investigation and clarify the case.
Currently, the Ninh Binh Provincial Police Investigation Agency is continuing to expand the investigation, pursuing related suspects; at the same time, applying measures to seize and freeze assets to recover stolen assets, serving the investigation and handling of the case in accordance with the law.
