This is the season to detain fraud suspects. Vietnamese authorities recently detained 11 fraud suspects in Vietnam and 5 are Taiwanese. An investigation is ongoing into this suspected fraud ring.
The local Vietnamese media reported on Tuesday 26-year old Taiwanese Mr. Liu worked with a Vietnamese woman named Ms. Jia to form a fraud ring. Liu brought Jia, who is married to a Taiwanese, back to Vietnam to set up bank accounts there.
The report said in February, 4 other Taiwanese joined them to begin fraud operations. Their main tactic is to call victims and pose as a public security official. They tell victims they are suspected of selling drugs and should send money to a designated account to be monitored. The report said so far, the ring has conned 10 persons of US$227,272.
Jia and Liu were detained on Sunday while two others were detained last week. The authorities are continuing their investigation into the case.