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Vietnam Police Dismantle Villa Rental Fraud Ring, Arrest Five

6/13/2026

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Phú Tho Police Halts

Vietnam's Phú Tho police halted a fraud network before it could operate.
Detention orders on June 5 and 7 named Zhao Wei Zhong (A Chau), Nguyen Thanh Long, Tran Thi Thu Huong, Pham Dinh Nam and the ringleader.
Investigators linked resort and villa rentals in Hanoi, Lao Cai and Phú Tho to Zhong, who organized the sites.
Authorities seized 73 computers and 134 phones among other devices, noting the installed gear indicated a planned centre modeled on Cambodia schemes.

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Bailey Warns Scams

FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey warned scam compounds are a threat in Southeast Asia, noted they move people, money and technology across borders, and said stopping the hub protects national security.
Amnesty International said dozens of suspected scam compounds still operate in Cambodia despite a months-long crackdown.
Ho Chi Minh City police found 83 Chinese nationals in a hotel who entered Vietnam illegally via Cambodia, preparing a scam centre targeting Chinese victims.

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Phú Tho Police Halts

Vietnam's Phú Tho police halted a fraud network before it could operate.
Detention orders on June 5 and 7 named Zhao Wei Zhong (A Chau), Nguyen Thanh Long, Tran Thi Thu Huong, Pham Dinh Nam and the ringleader.
Investigators linked resort and villa rentals in Hanoi, Lao Cai and Phú Tho to Zhong, who organized the sites.
Authorities seized 73 computers and 134 phones among other devices, noting the installed gear indicated a planned centre modeled on Cambodia schemes.

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