Police have indicted 187 suspects across 21 cases involving 23 vacation ownership companies, accused of defrauding 500 victims of over 181 billion VND.
A 60-year-old woman nearly transferred 1,3 billion VND to a scam group after believing a man who claimed to be a US army general and promised valuable gifts and foreign currency.
After paying tens of thousands of rupees in brokerage fees, 42 Indian grooms discovered they had been scammed when they arrived for a mass wedding with gifts, only to find no brides.
A victim was defrauded of nearly 4 million USD after being invited to a video conference about the Strait of Hormuz situation with fake Singaporean government officials.
