On April 18, information from Soc Trang Provincial Police said that on the afternoon of April 17, Colonel Tran Van Duong - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Director of Soc Trang Provincial Police - authorized by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, awarded special prizes to collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in fighting and dismantling large-scale fraud rings that appropriated assets in cyberspace.
Previously, on April 5, 2025, the Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention and Control coordinated with functional forces to detect and arrest L.T.N (born in 1997) who registered to reside in Truong Thanh A Hamlet, Truong Khanh Commune (Long Phu District, Soc Trang Province) when he entered the country from the "Tam Thai Tu" area of Cambodia and resided in Soc Trang City.
At the police station, the subject confessed to having lived and worked in the "Tam Thai Tu" area since October 2024 until now, setting up and using 12 bank accounts to serve online fraud activities with many forms and tricks.
Initial statistics show that the total amount of transactions through 12 bank accounts is over 131 billion VND, with one victim residing in Soc Trang province being scammed by subjects in this ring. Their method is to fake websites and fanpages of hotels, resorts, and homestays that require money transfers for booking rooms.
The Investigation Police Agency of Soc Trang Province Police has initiated a case, prosecuted the accused and temporarily detained the accused to continue investigating, clarifying and handling according to the provisions of law.
At the ceremony, the Provincial Police Director awarded the Chairman of the People's Committee of Soc Trang province to 2 groups, each group 10 million VND and 7 individuals, each individual 3 million VND.
