(Vietnam, 30th) Vietnamese police said on Sunday (March 29) that earlier this month, more than 300 Vietnamese nationals accused of participating in online fraud were repatriated from Cambodia and arrested upon their return to Vietnam.
According to AFP, the police in Dong Nai Province said that on Friday (the 27th), they arrested 343 individuals suspected of involvement in online fraud in Dong Nai Province, which borders Cambodia.
According to a statement from Dong Nai police, these individuals were among nearly 400 Vietnamese nationals handed over by Cambodian authorities on March 17, all of whom "belonged to a recently dismantled transnational online fraud syndicate operating in Cambodia."
This month, the Cambodian immigration department reported that on March 17, a total of 776 Vietnamese citizens "suspected of participating in online fraud in Cambodia" were repatriated to Vietnam.
Vietnamese police said the suspects had worked in a casino in Poipet, a city on the Cambodia-Thailand border, and used social media and messaging applications such as WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook to scam Vietnamese internet users—especially the elderly, heavy social media users, online traders, and those lacking technical knowledge.
In January of this year, Vietnamese police arrested 35 people suspected of "using advanced technology for fraud and online gambling," with victims being defrauded of US$350 million.
Last month, in a joint operation between Vietnam and Cambodia, 22 Vietnamese suspects were arrested in Cambodia on suspicion of fraud.
Vietnamese police said last year that since 2020, victims in Vietnam had lost US$1.5 billion in more than 24,000 online fraud cases.
According to a statement from Dong Nai police, these individuals were among nearly 400 Vietnamese nationals handed over by Cambodian authorities on March 17, all of whom "belonged to a recently dismantled transnational online fraud syndicate operating in Cambodia."
This month, the Cambodian immigration department reported that on March 17, a total of 776 Vietnamese citizens "suspected of participating in online fraud in Cambodia" were repatriated to Vietnam.
Vietnamese police said the suspects had worked in a casino in Poipet, a city on the Cambodia-Thailand border, and used social media and messaging applications such as WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook to scam Vietnamese internet users—especially the elderly, heavy social media users, online traders, and those lacking technical knowledge.
In January of this year, Vietnamese police arrested 35 people suspected of "using advanced technology for fraud and online gambling," with victims being defrauded of US$350 million.
Last month, in a joint operation between Vietnam and Cambodia, 22 Vietnamese suspects were arrested in Cambodia on suspicion of fraud.
Vietnamese police said last year that since 2020, victims in Vietnam had lost US$1.5 billion in more than 24,000 online fraud cases.