A 38-year-old woman fabricated a robbery story after pawning her scooter for 11 million VND and using 42 million VND entrusted to her by her husband to settle a debt.
A man was lured into a motel by Nguyen Thi Thanh Thao, an online acquaintance, where she and two accomplices allegedly threatened him and forced him to transfer all the money from his bank account.
Security cameras captured a robber, his face covered with a white cloth, storming into a bank and unexpectedly throwing chili powder at employees, causing chaos.
Pham Minh Luc and Nguyen Thanh Binh, who met through a social media group for those "debt-ridden and desperate to take risks," planned to lure a ride-hailing driver into a secluded alley to steal property.
A 30-year-old woman, fearing her husband would discover she lost her wedding ring, invented a story about being robbed by two men on a motorbike using a knife, then posted it on Facebook.
A group of motorbike taxi drivers and their accomplices were recently detained on charges of threatening and robbing two foreign tourists in Hoi An Tay ward.
Nguyen Minh Phuc was sentenced to death after robbing a convenience store of 1.5 million dong and fatally stabbing the owner 16 times when she cried for help.
