To clarify the violations, the Phu Tho Provincial Police Investigation Security Agency has prosecuted Do Van Manh, Dang Thi Huyen (an IEMS employee), and Jayaprakash Ethamukkalam (an Indian national) for property fraud.

Do Van Manh, also known as Do Manh Dung, before his arrest. Photo: IEMS

Police identified this as a large-scale fraud operation, disguised as Bright Online LLC Academy. Manh's group used an online platform to conduct exams and issue English certificates based on the European reference framework. However, this operation was not licensed in Vietnam.

To carry this out, Manh colluded with foreign individuals to transform an online English language learning, testing, and training platform into an educational organization. This organization was given the function of issuing Bright Set English language certificates under the common European reference framework, named Bright Online LLC Academy.

Manh instructed his staff to domestically produce all certificate blanks, embossed seals, and signatures of the Bright Online LLC head. Under the guise of an international organization, this group conducted over 120 exams, attracting more than 80,000 participants.

For each participant, the suspects collected between 2 million and 18 million VND, illegally profiting nearly 200 billion VND.