Nguyen Tuyet Vu Oanh, 45, and her sister Nguyen Tuyet Vu Anh, 34, are facing renewed prosecution by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Procuracy. They are charged with illegal trading of bank account information and money laundering. The prosecution maintained its stance against the sisters after the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court returned the case file for further investigation more than two months ago. At trial, Oanh denied money laundering for criminals.

Oanh's biological mother, Vo Thi Le, 71, and 9 other individuals face charges of illegal trading of bank account information. Among them, Pham Ngoc Thanh Truc is also accused of illegally using computer networks, telecommunications networks, and electronic means to appropriate property.

According to the indictment, Oanh worked as the C&B Manager for Global Company, based in Cambodia, starting in September 2020. The company operated online gambling and needed to acquire a large number of bank accounts to facilitate its gambling money transactions. In April 2021, Oanh connected her sister, Vu Anh, with a company employee named Mia (identity unknown) to arrange the rental of bank accounts from individuals in Vietnam. These accounts were then transferred to Cambodia for Mia's use. By March 2022, Oanh further connected Vu Anh with an individual named Minh Khang (identity unknown) to expand the account collection operation. The defendants established a Telegram group to communicate and manage the rental and use of these bank accounts.

Authorities determined that from April 2021 to December 2024, Oanh created 4 cryptocurrency wallets to receive over 382,000 USDT from Minh Khang and also received funds via bank accounts. In total, Oanh received over 14.7 billion dong in account rental fees. She paid 11.4 billion dong to the account providers, keeping the remaining 3.3 billion dong for personal expenses and an 816 million dong deposit for an apartment project in the former Thu Duc City.

Ms. Vo Thi Le and her daughter at court in July. Photo: Hai Duyen

The three family members profited over 11.5 billion dong.

After being recruited into the network by her older sister, from April 2021 to December 2024, Vu Anh, driven by greed, colluded with many individuals both domestically and internationally. This included Mia and Minh Khang in Cambodia, establishing a new branch of the ring. Vu Anh then invited her friend Tran Ngoc Thao, 33, to participate in finding people and renting bank accounts as requested by Mia and Khang. Each person was instructed to open accounts at multiple banks and was provided with an iPhone sent by the group from Cambodia to Vietnam. After completing the account opening procedures and registering for internet banking, they had to hand over the phones for Vu Anh to transfer to Cambodia for Mia to manage and use.

Investigators determined that Mia and Khang paid 10-12 million dong for each person who opened an account, but Vu Anh only gave the account holders 7-8 million dong, pocketing a difference of 3-5 million dong per case. Additionally, Mia paid 8 million dong per month for account rental, but Vu Anh only transferred 6 million dong to the account holders, keeping 2 million dong. Prosecutors determined that Vu Anh organized the illegal trading of over 1,800 bank accounts, illicitly profiting over 4.6 billion dong. She knew that the money transferred by Khang to pay for account rentals originated from criminal activities, yet she still received over 658,000 USDT through cryptocurrency wallets, which she later sold for over 14.4 billion dong. After paying 9.8 billion dong for account rentals, Vu Anh kept the remaining amount for personal gain.

Vu Anh also recruited her biological mother to open accounts to receive money. From April to December 2021, Ms. Le opened 17 bank accounts and brokered for 10 other individuals to open 170 accounts for Vu Anh to rent, profiting 210 million dong. Subsequently, from March 2022 to 26/12/2024, Ms. Le continued to organize for 70 people to open 1,050 bank accounts for rental, illicitly profiting over 3.6 billion dong. In total, Oanh, her sister, and mother profited over 11.5 billion dong.

In the branch managed by Tran Ngoc Thao, authorities determined that she organized for 93 people to open 1,598 bank accounts for rental, profiting over 3.2 billion dong. The indictment also states that Pham Ngoc Thanh Truc, one of the individuals hired by Oanh, her sister, and mother to open accounts, opened 18 bank accounts. She then handed over the information and usage rights to them, profiting 22 million dong. Additionally, in early 2023, when Truc went to the bank to close an account, she discovered one of her accounts contained over 580 million dong. She then proceeded to withdraw the entire amount, appropriating it for personal use.

Hai Duyen