On the morning of 11/8, Huynh, 36, residing in Bac Ninh, along with 47 accomplices, faced trial at the People's Court of Nghe An province (TAND) for property fraud, under Article 174 of the Penal Code.
This marked one of the largest trials in Nghe An province by the number of defendants. Among the six victims, only a few attended as summoned by the Trial Panel (HDXX).
According to the indictment, in 2022, a Chinese national named "Chau Chung" established an online scam ring. This group impersonated the e-commerce platform Lazada, basing its operations in a special economic zone in Myawaddy city, Myanmar. They lured Vietnamese individuals into performing tasks to boost interaction and sales, ultimately defrauding them of their assets. Pham Sy Huynh was assigned to oversee and manage the organization's entire operation.
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The defendants in court, morning of 11/8. Photo: Hung Le.
From 2022 to 2025, the ring recruited many Vietnamese individuals via social media, promising "easy work, high pay" in Myanmar. There, Huynh trained them in scam scripts and assigned roles within a closed operational process.
Employees used unverified Facebook and TikTok accounts, creating profiles of attractive women with affluent lifestyles. They regularly posted content about work and income to find and connect with economically stable individuals.
Once they established trust, the ring's employees introduced tasks to boost sales interaction on the Lazada e-commerce platform. They then transferred information about these "targets" to team leaders and managers, who would continue to guide and psychologically manipulate them.
The group instructed "targets" to access fake Lazada platform links and accounts, place virtual orders, and transfer money to receive their original capital plus commission. After several instances of refunds and rewards to build trust, they demanded victims transfer larger sums, then appropriated the money and cut off communication.
The scam ring operated like a company; members received training, equipment, and weekly meetings to evaluate results. Successful scammers received commendations, salaries, bonuses, and commissions based on the amount defrauded.
According to the investigating agency, using these tactics, the ring defrauded six individuals, appropriating over 71 billion VND, with one victim losing 41 billion VND.
The trial is expected to last three days.
Duc Hung
