Authorities in Nghe An Province, Vietnam, have reportedly dismantled a cross-border fraud network that targeted Vietnamese citizens through a cryptocurrency scam, amounting to tens of billions of dong. The criminal operation, directed by foreign nationals, was based in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in Laos’ Bokeo Province.

The group employed romance scams to attract victims into investing in fake digital currencies. Five Vietnamese suspects, including Vi Văn Linh and Kha Văn Úc, have been arrested. Linh reportedly joined the fraudulent group in Laos in September 2023, scamming a resident of Lam Dong Province out of 17.6 billion dong through the “Biconomynft” platform. Úc also defrauded the same individual of an additional 1 billion dong.

Following their arrests, authorities expanded the investigation and charged three more individuals: Lộc Văn Tào, Lương Văn Hiền, and Vi Thị Lệ. The police determined that these suspects had undergone training by the foreign-led group to execute the scam.

Using fabricated social media profiles, the group posed as affluent individuals and developed romantic connections with their targets. Once trust was secured, victims were convinced to invest in a bogus cryptocurrency app. Initially, small returns were given to establish legitimacy, but larger sums were later seized, and victims’ accounts were frozen.

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