Southeast Asia Information Port (www.dnyxxg.com) reported on January 6th that the Hung Yen Provincial Police Department announced the successful dismantling of a criminal gang involved in high-tech fraud and online gambling, with the total amount involved reaching 93 trillion VND (equivalent to 24.47 billion RMB). 35 suspects have been charged and detained.
It is reported that on December 31, 2025, the Hung Yen Provincial Police Department's Criminal Police Department mobilized hundreds of officers, in conjunction with relevant units, to conduct a special arrest operation. Simultaneous arrests and emergency searches were carried out in multiple locations including Hung Yen, former Bac Giang, Ninh Binh provinces, Hanoi, and Hai Phong, resulting in the apprehension of 35 suspects engaged in high-tech fraud and online gambling activities.
During the arrests and searches, police seized 42 smartphones, 5 vehicles involved in the case, and 18 ATM cards; they also froze 125 accounts at 16 banks, involving transactions totaling 93 trillion VND.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the criminal gang was led and controlled by Nguyen Chung Yen (born in 1987, a resident of Hong Ha Ward, Hanoi). Their modus operandi was clearly procedural: first, they illegally purchased personal information and contact details of reputable individuals, businesses, and distributors throughout Vietnam through private groups on platforms such as Telegram and Facebook; then, gang members impersonated buyers, placing large orders to gain the sellers' trust.
Once a seller was successfully identified, gang members would switch identities, contacting individuals and distributors with purchasing needs under the guise of "the seller of the previous large order," offering goods at below-market prices and hiring third-party transportation companies to pick up the goods. After the goods were loaded onto the truck, the gang asked the sellers to take photos of the loading process. Nguyen Chung-yi then instructed members to send the photos to the buyers, urging them to transfer money to a designated account. Once payment was received, Nguyen Chung-yi's gang immediately canceled the Zalo communication account, deleted all chat history, and cut off contact with the victims.
An investigation revealed that since 2024, Nguyen Chung-yi's gang had repeatedly committed fraud using the above methods, involving a particularly large sum of money. Previously, after being wanted for suspected crimes, Nguyen Chung-yi fled to Cambodia, where he continued to organize fraud activities targeting Vietnam. Recently, due to the volatile situation in Cambodia, he returned to Vietnam and has been moving and hiding in various locations. To evade detection, he has not stayed in any one province for more than a month at a time.
Currently, the Hung Yen Provincial Police Department's investigation agency has filed charges against Nguyen Chung-yi and 35 other suspects for "fraud and gambling" and issued detention warrants. The pursuit of other suspects is ongoing. (End)
