Many people are still trapped by online scams despite warnings from authorised agencies.

Do Van Son, former chief accountant of the Advanced International Joint Stock Company (AIC Group), who has been wanted for further investigations into a medical equipment bidding scam, has turned himself in to police.

An investigation will be launched after an image circulated on social media claiming to be a ‘new hotel’ built on the side of a mountain at the World Natural Heritage of Ha Long Bay.

The Ministry of Public Security expects to complete the investigation into the COVID-19 test kit scam at Viet A Technologies JSC in the second quarter of this year, the ministry’s spokesperson Lieutenant General To An Xo said on May 5.

The Public Security Ministry has just warned that scamming tricks of criminals are blooming in accordance with the latest social events and state policies in the country, especially during the coming five-day holiday.

VOV.VN - The police in Ho Chi Minh City have busted a human trafficking ring involving Malaysian nationals that allegedly deceived 30 Indonesians for property appropriation in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Trade Office in Italy has issued a warning that Vietnamese businesses should be wary of scams which have been on the rise in recent times.

The ownership of all 100 cashew nut containers related to a suspected scam in Italy has returned to Vietnamese businesses, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in the European country.

Online scams have been climbing steadily in recent years as more people are taken in by "easy money" tricks.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly (NA) adopted resolutions on June 7 relating to the dismissal of Nguyen Thanh Long from the positions as the deputy of the 15th legislature and Health Minister over his wrongdoings related to a COVID-19 test kit scam.