A man, surnamed Ji, transferred a large sum of money to his supposed fiancee, despite only meeting her five times in eight years and never seeing her identification.
After borrowing $50,000 to gamble and losing it all, Lee Hyun Soo broke into his close friend's apartment and stole $100,000 to repay the debt and continue gambling.
A Hanoi university student was tricked into staging her own kidnapping after receiving a call from scammers posing as police officers. The perpetrators instructed her to inflict superficial injuries on herself and demand a 370 million VND ransom from her family, threatening to "cut off her fingers" otherwise.
Hanoi police say Dang Hoang Giang's Facebook post contained false information and showed signs of criminal offense, but stopped short of pursuing charges, instead recommending an administrative fine.
Vi Van Linh and 4 accomplices posed as attractive women online to defraud a 68-year-old man of over 19 billion VND through a cryptocurrency investment scheme.
Major General Nguyen Minh Tuan, director of Phu Tho Provincial Police Department, along with dozens of officers, negotiated the release of a hostage held at knifepoint by Mai Duc Giang.
Nguyen Van Vi, known as Vi "Ngo", allegedly paid a former soldier 350 million VND to secure a reduced sentence for a close associate serving a life sentence for murder.
19-year-old Nguyen Cong Thuong is accused of memorizing his employer's safe combination while working as a barista and stealing over 5 taels of gold and 670 million VND.
Pham The Giap, a former teacher, confessed to frequent conflicts with colleagues and feeling ostracized, leading him to bring a knife to school and fatally attack a fellow teacher.
Nguyen Duc Binh, also known as Binh "Kiem", a once-infamous gangster, was scammed while attempting to acquire weapons for a plot to kidnap singers and models for ransom.
Le Quoc Thong, currently a fugitive, purchased 238,000 bad debts totaling over 3,500 billion VND from a finance company and employed 114 debt collectors to use terror tactics.
My wife is expecting our first child early next year. Since we have no one to help us, I plan to take time off work to care for my wife and child, so I would like advice on unemployment benefits.
Tran Thanh Hai, 43, confessed to having a financial dispute with a man in Dong Nai, which led him to purchase a gun and ride his motorbike 150 km to shoot the man twice, resulting in his death.
After Jennifer Kesse disappeared from her apartment, a suspicious person was captured on surveillance footage abandoning her car at a nearby complex, but a gate obscured their face.
Le Hoang Phuc, chairman of Phuc Phong Gia Lai Agriculture and Forestry Company, has had his appeal rejected for the second time and remains convicted of directing the clearing of 30,000 m2 of natural forest. The illegal logging resulted in the extraction of over 100 m3 of timber and caused damages exceeding 365 million VND.
