Former healthcare chain chairwoman arrested for $40 mln fraud

Former healthcare chain chairwoman arrested for $40 mln fraud

Pham Thi Hoa, former chairwoman of the famous Vietnamese healthcare company, Sen Tai Thu, has been arrested on charges of fraudulent appropriation of assets.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Covid test kit research fraud initiator receives 15 years behind bars

Covid test kit research fraud initiator receives 15 years behind bars

A Hanoi court has sentenced the initiator of a Covid-19 test kit research fraud case, former senior Ministry of Science and Technology official Trinh Thanh Hung, to 15 years in prison.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

$1.23 billion, 42,000 investors: property developer Van Thinh Phat accused of fraud

$1.23 billion, 42,000 investors: property developer Van Thinh Phat accused of fraud

HCMC-based property developer Van Thinh Phat Group and several other firms misappropriated over VND30 trillion ($1.23 billion) from 42,000 investors via fraud in bond issuance, investigators have concluded.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Bamboo Capital warns about illegal use of company images

Bamboo Capital warns about illegal use of company images

Vietnam's privately-run conglomerate Bamboo Capital Group (BCG) has posted a warning that some individuals are illegally using the company’s images for profiteering and fraudulent activities online.

Bamboo Capital - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam police investigate cryptocurrency fraud

Vietnam police investigate cryptocurrency fraud

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security is investigating a case of possible fraud related to the trading of the Pi cryptocurrency, said Major General Le Xuan Minh, vice head of the ministry’s department of cybersecurity and anti-high-tech crime.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam police warn of phone bank loan scams

Vietnam police warn of phone bank loan scams

The Ministry of Public Security has warned members of the public about a spate of phone scams involving con artists offering low-interest loans from well-known banks.

Banking - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Former business executive handed life sentence in $24 mln fraud case

Former business executive handed life sentence in $24 mln fraud case

The former chairman of the International Technology Development and Investment Trading Joint Stock Company (IDT) Pham Thanh Hai was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for fraudulently appropriating more than VND572 billion ($24.35 million).

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Customer makes misleading statements of deposit loss: Sacombank

Customer makes misleading statements of deposit loss: Sacombank

Ho Thi Thuy Duong, a Sacombank customer in the case of a VND46.9 billion ($1.99 million) deposit loss, had made misleading statements that did not reflect the core truth, the bank announced on Friday.

Banking - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

86 fake bank employees arrested for money heist

86 fake bank employees arrested for money heist

About 100 policemen stormed three offices in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday and arrested 86 people pretending to be bank credit officers to appropriate money.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Hanoi freezes assets of 762 Van Thinh Phat Group scam-related companies

Hanoi freezes assets of 762 Van Thinh Phat Group scam-related companies

Hanoi’s Department of Planning and Investment has frozen assets of 762 legal entities related to the alleged fraud that occurred at property developer Van Thinh Phat Group.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Security ministry rejects rumors more major enterprises face criminal charges

Security ministry rejects rumors more major enterprises face criminal charges

Vietnam is intensifying its years-long anti-graft drive, but authorities are not criminalizing economic activities and civil ties, Ministry of Public Security spokesperson To An Xo said Tuesday.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Death-row prisoner looks to resurrect business: my land assets worth billions now

Death-row prisoner looks to resurrect business: my land assets worth billions now

Lien Khui Thin was one of the most well-known entrepreneurs in Vietnam in the 1990s. He was sentenced to death in 2000 in the major Epco-Minh Phung scam. The sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in 2003 and he was freed in 2009 under an amnesty program to become an entrepreneur again.

Executive Talk - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Three tax officers protect 34 'ghost' companies to appropriate state money

Three tax officers protect 34 'ghost' companies to appropriate state money

Three tax officers in Ho Chi Minh City are found guilty of receiving more than VND10 billion ($427,000) in return for supporting 34 "ghost" companies to buy and sell value added tax (VAT) invoices.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Former FLC chairman investigated for fraudulent appropriation of assets

Former FLC chairman investigated for fraudulent appropriation of assets

Former chairman of FLC Group Trinh Van Quyet and his two sisters are being investigated over alleged fraudulent appropriation of assets on the local bourse.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Aviation authority requires tighter fraud control after flight crew questioned in Australia

Aviation authority requires tighter fraud control after flight crew questioned in Australia

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) on Wednesday ordered domestic airlines to implement preventive measures against illegal trade and commercial fraud among crew members.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

HSBC Vietnam Finance Group director arrested for fraud

HSBC Vietnam Finance Group director arrested for fraud

Ho Chi Minh City Police on Tuesday detained Tran Quang Son, general director of HSBC Vietnam Finance Group for “fraudulent appropriation of property”.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Company director touts fake property projects, appropriates $24 mln

Company director touts fake property projects, appropriates $24 mln

Pham Thi Tuyet Nhung, 41, is accused of conspiring with others to promote nine fake real estate projects to appropriate a total VND550 billion ($23.69 million) from customers.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Home Credit navigates fraud risks

Home Credit navigates fraud risks

Home Credit Vietnam, a leading consumer finance company in the country, has sought to counter fraudulent activities in the sector.

Finance - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Property company director arrested for fraud

Property company director arrested for fraud

Lo Thi Loan, director of Tuong Hy Quan Real Estate Company in Binh Duong province, and her husband were accused of drawing up a fake real estate project to appropriate VND130 billion ($5.6 million) from many customers.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

11 fraudsters jailed in land right certificate scam

11 fraudsters jailed in land right certificate scam

Eleven people were sentenced to jail on Monday in Hanoi for their involvement in a ring that stole land use right certificates by fraud.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Former abbot sentenced to life in jail for deceiving four entrepreneurs

Former abbot sentenced to life in jail for deceiving four entrepreneurs

Pham Van Cung, a former abbot, was sentenced to life in jail on Thursday for fraudulent charity activities and making up a story about being kidnapped, appropriating nearly VND68 billion ($2.96 million) from four businesswomen.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Ocean Bank to pay $18 mln to 27 clients in embezzlement case

Ocean Bank to pay $18 mln to 27 clients in embezzlement case

Ocean Bank’s Hai Phong city branch must pay VND414 billion ($18 million) to 27 clients affected in an embezzlement case, according to an appeal court ruling on Tuesday.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Developer Tan Hoang Minh Group chairman arrested

Developer Tan Hoang Minh Group chairman arrested

Do Anh Dung, Chairman of property developer Tan Hoang Minh Group, was detained by investigative police on Tuesday for allegedly “defrauding to appropriate property”.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam exporters fret over possible $7 mln cashew nut scam

Vietnam exporters fret over possible $7 mln cashew nut scam

Five exporters in Vietnam are 'sitting on fire' as they are at risk of losing 36 containers of cashew nuts already dispatched to a buyer in Italy, or $7 million, in a suspected scam.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7