A group of eight individuals from South Korea and China were discovered operating an online scam system, setting up their headquarters in a luxury villa in Hanoi.

Vu Huy Binh and Le Van Tuan are accused of defrauding 192 individuals of 1,4 billion VND in deposit money for used cars advertised on social media.

Capitalizing on a surge in betel nut prices, Trinh Van Duong, 28, created social media accounts to advertise cheap seedlings, demanding deposits from customers before appropriating their money.

A 20-year-old female streamer, Umi, was found with a broken leg, wandering on a sidewalk in Cambodia, after being lured there by promises of high-paying work.

Twenty-two individuals, operating from "scam headquarters" in Myanmar and Cambodia, have been apprehended by police at airports and border gates for impersonating state officials to lure over 1,000 people into online investment fraud.

Luong Xuan Duyen and Pham Van Diem are accused of participating in a criminal organization operating in Myanmar and Cambodia, defrauding over 1,000 people of 120 billion VND.

Nguyen Thanh Nam and accomplices created numerous Facebook accounts to advertise "Xipo" and "Yaz" motorcycles at low prices, luring customers and cutting off contact after money was transferred.

An alert elderly man in Hai Phong successfully protected 100 million VND and seven taels of gold from a phone scam involving police impersonation.