VOV.VN - A number of Vietnamese export businesses have recently fallen victim to fraud due to their limited knowledge of international trade, losing both goods and cash in the process.
Vietnam shipped a total of 105,000 tonnes of cashew nuts abroad in Q1, earning US$630 million, down 6.7% in volume and 5% in value compared to those in the same period of last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
As of April 3, Vietnamese companies had recovered 12 out of 35 containers of cashew nuts exported to Italy whose original documents was lost, a positive progress thanks to great efforts and active support of relevant parties.
A new positive development has been seen in the suspected scam involving 100 containers of Vietnamese cashew nuts exported to Italy, with eight containers already re-exported to the Netherlands by March 22, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Italy.
VOV.VN - A recent suspected scam involving local businesses exporting cashew nuts to Italy has raised alarm bells for exporters amid increasing transnational trade fraud.
VOV.VN - Competent authorities of Vietnam have sent a diplomatic note to relevant ministries and agencies of Italy, requesting a quick investigation into a suspected scam involving 100 containers of Vietnamese cashew nuts exported to Italy.
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed relevant ministries to co-ordinate efforts in a bid to clarify a suspected scam involving 100 cashew nut containers exported from Vietnam to the European market.
Italian police have kept four containers of cashew nuts delivered to this country’s Port of Genoa, a stride in the settlement of a suspected scam involving 100 cashew nut containers exported from Vietnam.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy is actively seeking ways to support the settlement of a suspected scam related to 100 containers of cashew nuts exported to the European country.
Taking advantage of people's anxiety about health during the COVID-19 pandemic, criminals have committed new forms of fraud and profiteering through cyberspace.